Beginning Wednesday morning, the southbound Gold Star Memorial Bridge will be reduced to three lanes, with crews restriping lanes starting Tuesday evening. Due to weather, the new traffic configuration was delayed from the original start date of Monday. The new configuration will include two lanes of the Bridge Street on-ramp in Groton transitioning to one lane after a certain distance. Then, between May 9 and 15, the state Department of Transportation is aiming to implement a traffic crossover in which two northbound lanes will go over the southbound bridge, while three southbound lanes will continue on the southbound span. The northbound bridge will carry two northbound lanes. Project officials, who outlined details of the $900 million northbound bridge construction project to the media Monday, said drivers will need to shift their mindsets for the safety of workers and the public while traveling during the project, which will not be complete until December 2030.
Drivers are going to have to slow down to 45 mph during 4-year Gold Star Bridge project
