CONCORD, Mass. – One traffic lane going off Cape (westbound) on the Sagamore Bridge, spanning the Cape Cod Canal in Bourne, Mass., will be closed on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. to allow communication lines/wires to be placed, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials.

For this one day, traffic control measures will be installed that reduce the travel lane going off Cape Cod (westbound) to one traffic lane during the day. Traffic going onto Cape Cod (eastbound) will remain two lanes at all times.

State and local police will be on duty at all times work is being performed to assist the motoring public.

Those who want to be notified of future Cape Cod Canal bridge work can sign up for the Bridge Work Alerts email notifications. To sign up for the Bridge Work Alerts send an email to: CapeCodCanalBridges@usace.army.mil with the subject title “Bridge Work Alerts.”  An email alert is sent when there are major changes to the bridge work status or schedule.