Massachusetts approves $96 million car-free Mystic River bridge
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MassDOT's board approved a $78.7 million design-build contract (plus $17 million in contingencies, totaling $96 million) to build a car-free pedestrian and bicycle bridge across the Mystic River connecting Everett and Somerville, Massachusetts. Construction is expected to last about three years.
The bridge is in design-build phase; actual construction and opening remain years away.
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