Wayland Patch 6/19/12: Pelham Island Road Bridge Closing Wednesday. The bridge over the Sudbury River on Pelham Island Road will at last close to through traffic on Wednesday, June 20 to allow for a replacement bridge to be constructed. Prepartory work began in February as crews constructed temporary structures to carry utilities over the river during construction. The bridge was originally scheduled to close in late February, but delays in the utility construction project led to the delay in closing the bridge.