On Tuesday, several readers reached out with alarm after they spotted a bulldozer tearing out protective bollards on the West 4th Street Bridge, a critical bike route between South Boston and the South End.
But MassDOT officials have confirmed that the removal of the bike lane is only temporary, and part of the agency's preparation for an imminent "mill and fill" repaving project on the bridge.
A city spokesperson told StreetsblogMASS that "we expect MassDOT to finish their work by the end of the month, and then protected cycling infrastructure will be reinstalled.”
MassDOT originally installed flexible-post bollards and other bikeway improvements on the West 4th Street bridge and the nearby Broadway/Traveler Street Bridge in 2021, as part of its South Bay Harbor Trail project.
