Wayland Patch 4/16/13: Traffic Alert: Closures on Pelham Island Bridge This Week. he new, two-lane Pelham Island Road Bridge opened last December just in time for Santa to cross the Sudbury River on his annual ride through town. Contractors worked to open the bridge before the worst of the winter weather isolated residents of Pelham Island, and succeeded in doing just that. Still, there are some final housekeeping items that need to be completed, and those will lead to some closures of the bridge this week.

Work on the Pelham Island Bridge over the Sudbury River ended this afternoon. The bridge replacement project, which began in earnest in the spring of…

Wayland Town Crier 12/20/12: Pelham Island bridge to reopen at end of month. Forget the end of the world predictions as the Mayan calendar ends Friday. Forget the local weather predictions of heavy downpours. Santa is coming on Friday, Dec. 21 to our Pelham Island neighborhood, as he has for years. The gates on the bridge will be open to the jolly elf, and the children will have another once-in-a-year opportunity to see Santa before Christmas.

p>Wayland Patch 12/5/12: What's the Latest on the Pelham Island Bridge?. Here's the latest question: Any idea when the Pelham Island Bridge will reopen? Pelham Island resident Gary Slep has been keeping both his neighbors and the media up to date on the bridge's progress. According to Slep, the latest estimate is opening the bridge on our about Dec. 22.

Status of Bridge Project Insulation of the new water main is nearly complete. There will eventually be a cover over the pipe – probably after…

Based on conversations with the contractor today, the bridge remains on schedule. Today they finished pouring the final sections of the side rails (the Texas…

Wayland Patch 10/2/12: PHOTOS: Latest Update from Pelham Island Bridge Project. Pelham Island resident Gary Slep has spent the past several months keeping his neighbors up to date on the progress of the bridge over the Sudbury River. Slep's latest images show that the one-lane "temporary" bridge of the past is a distant memory and a new, architecturally lovely arched bridge has taken its place. The contractor on the project has been working toward a goal of reopening the bridge in late November. Slep said in his latest report that there "really is a light at the end of this 'tunnel.'" Slep said that he expects utility and road work to continue this month.