MassDOT contractor to build temporary Hall Whitaker bridge; opening planned July 28, 2027

MassDOT and its contractor MAS Building and Bridge provided construction and schedule details for a temporary Hall Whitaker bridge at a Beverly City public meeting. MassDOT project manager Rob Antico and resident engineer Lucas Perkins said the department issued notice to proceed and the contractor plans to open the temporary bridge to vehicular traffic by July 28, 2027.

The briefing emphasized the schedule and community impacts. Scott Mercier, project manager for MAS Building and Bridge, described a sequence of work that includes piling work, structural erection and approach construction. He told the meeting that piling work on the west abutment is expected to run from roughly November through April, followed by east-side foundation work from about May to July. Sections of the temporary span are to be erected and slid across the river in late 2026 into early 2027, with approaches and utility work following before the target summer 2027 opening.