LOWELL — It’s not an official groundbreaking, but preliminary site work has started on the Rourke Bridge replacement project. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced a construction ...

The project will take years to complete and drivers can expect lane and ramp closures and other traffic impacts.

Cranes with a 300-ton capacity were needed to lift beams in place for approach work being done to prepare for the construction of the Interstate 69 Ohio River crossing that will connect Indiana and ...

Construction of the new bridge is expected to cost $428 million and be completed by Nov. 3, 2028.

LOWELL — Five years ago, the first Rourke Bridge Working Group met to discuss the preferred bridge alignment for a proposed permanent structure. Starting this month, site work preparation begins in ...