Shared from the 3/19/2020 The Providence Journal eEdition

DOT to close bridge in Scituate for repairs

SCITUATE — The Rhode Island Department of Transportation will close the Gleaner Chapel Bridge in Scituate on Monday for repairs.

The bridge, which carries Gleaner Chapel Road over Route 6, will be closed for 75 days, the DOT said Tuesday night.

The DOT will make concrete and steel repairs and also install new bridge joints, guardrails and a new driving surface for the 54-year-old bridge.

The project will cost about $515,000.

A detour map is available on the DOT’s website. jperry@ providence-journal.com

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