PORTSMOUTH—
In preparation for demolition work for the replacement of the Memorial Bridge in Portsmouth, the bridge will be closed to all pedestrian and bicycle traffic beginning Monday, January 9, 2012 at 8 a.m.
A new shuttle bus service associated with this bridge replacement project will begin operations on January 9 at 5 a.m. The bus will accommodate 12 passengers and seven bicycles and is handicapped accessible.
The shuttle service will run daily from 5 a.m. until 1 a.m., seven days a week, leaving from Kittery on the hour and Portsmouth on the half-hour. The Kittery pickup location will be just north of Warren’s Restaurant on Water Street. The shuttle will be in Kittery at the top of every hour until midnight (last scheduled pickup).
Beginning in Portsmouth at 5:30 a.m., the pickup location will be at the corner of Daniel and Bow Streets. The Portsmouth shuttle will leave at the bottom of the hour (i.e. 5:30, 6:30, etc.) until the final pickup is made at 12:30 a.m. and drop-off in Kittery by 1 a.m. The shuttle will then resume four hours later in Kittery.
A new Memorial Bridge project web site will be available later this week that will include a shuttle route map and full schedule. A toll free number will also be available for those who want to comment on the shuttle bus service.
Memorial Bridge lift operations will continue “on demand” for river traffic for the next few weeks. Electronic message boards are in place at the bridge advising pedestrians and bicyclists of the pending closure. The bridge was closed to motor vehicle traffic on July 27, 2011.
The Memorial Bridge project will replace the bridge that carries US 1 over the Piscataqua River between Portsmouth and Kittery. Archer Western Contractors, of Canton, Massachusetts, is the general contractor for the $81.4 million project. An informational “Open House” on the project will be held on January 12 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Portsmouth City Hall Council Chambers (1 Junkins Ave.).
In preparation for demolition work for the replacement of the Memorial Bridge in Portsmouth, the bridge will be closed to all pedestrian and bicycle traffic beginning Monday, January 9, 2012 at 8 a.m.
A new shuttle bus service associated with this bridge replacement project will begin operations on January 9 at 5 a.m. The bus will accommodate 12 passengers and seven bicycles and is handicapped accessible.
The shuttle service will run daily from 5 a.m. until 1 a.m., seven days a week, leaving from Kittery on the hour and Portsmouth on the half-hour. The Kittery pickup location will be just north of Warren’s Restaurant on Water Street. The shuttle will be in Kittery at the top of every hour until midnight (last scheduled pickup).
Beginning in Portsmouth at 5:30 a.m., the pickup location will be at the corner of Daniel and Bow Streets. The Portsmouth shuttle will leave at the bottom of the hour (i.e. 5:30, 6:30, etc.) until the final pickup is made at 12:30 a.m. and drop-off in Kittery by 1 a.m. The shuttle will then resume four hours later in Kittery.
A new Memorial Bridge project web site will be available later this week that will include a shuttle route map and full schedule. A toll free number will also be available for those who want to comment on the shuttle bus service.
Memorial Bridge lift operations will continue “on demand” for river traffic for the next few weeks. Electronic message boards are in place at the bridge advising pedestrians and bicyclists of the pending closure. The bridge was closed to motor vehicle traffic on July 27, 2011.
The Memorial Bridge project will replace the bridge that carries US 1 over the Piscataqua River between Portsmouth and Kittery. Archer Western Contractors, of Canton, Massachusetts, is the general contractor for the $81.4 million project. An informational “Open House” on the project will be held on January 12 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Portsmouth City Hall Council Chambers (1 Junkins Ave.).
