On Friday Night, August 28, 2026, the Gold Star Bridge project is going to shift I-95 Northbound Local into its Stage 1 alignment. The traffic impacts on this night shift will be single lane closures between 7:00pm and 7:00am. The existing I-95 Northbound Local bridge will not be fully closed. The Huntington Street / Route 32 NB on ramp will be closed on this shift and will be detoured via the contract detour.
This upcoming stage shift is minor and will have little impact to current operations. Currently, the two lanes of traffic are temporarily shifted towards the south of the bridge to provide room for Stage 1 barrier installation. This upcoming stage shift will shift the traffic 20’ left, towards the center of the bridge, and align it adjacent to the previously installed barrier. (Note – only the left side barrier is installed currently as the future right-side barrier is in a current travel lane) Once the traffic is shifted, the right-side barrier will be installed during nighttime lane closures. As this barrier is set, the ‘Squeeze Point’ will begin to be formed as there will be barrier on both sides of the highway, with 2’ shoulders. This barrier installation, anchoring and fence installation will take approximately 1-2 months.
