MassDOT Advisory: Fall River and Somerset
 
Overnight Test Openings Scheduled for Veterans Memorial Bridge
 
Test openings will take place in 10-15 minute durations starting at 7 p.m. Thursday night, December 9 and on Friday night, December 10, and concluding by 5 a.m. the next morning 
  

FALL RIVER/SOMERSET – The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing it will be performing test openings of the drawbridge on the Veterans Memorial Bridge between Fall River and Somerset. The test openings will take place nightly on Thursday night, December 9, and on Friday night, December 10, during overnight hours, starting each night at 7:00 p.m. and concluding at 5:00 a.m. the following morning. 

There will be 12 test openings lasting 10 to 15 minutes in duration over a 10-hour period each night.

Appropriate signage, law enforcement details, and messaging will be in place to guide drivers through the work area.