MONTAGUE — For those who haven’t seen the detour signs, the Fifth Street or “Green Bridge” over the upper canal in Turners Falls is closed.
The state Department of Transportation will be overseeing repairs to the bridge for the remainder of January. It is estimated the work will be completed by the end of the month, weather permitting.
The contractor, MIG Corporation, is installing a new bridge deck and repairing railings on the bridge. The “White Bridge,” via Turners Falls Road over the Connecticut River, will remain open up to the Fifth Street Bridge for local access only.
Town Administrator Steve Ellis said similarly to when repairs were made to the “White Bridge,” while the Fifth Street Bridge is closed, all traffic will be detoured to Route 2A and Route 2 in Greenfield, Avenue A in Turners Falls and to the Gill-Turners Falls Bridge.