Saugus River bridge closure brings traffic, business concerns

The Highway bridge over the Saugus River will be closed until further notice MassDOT publicized Wednesday night after inspectors unveiled crack in the structure itself already a temporary replacement Barricades and detour signs will block all traffic from going across the bridge indefinitely and drivers coming from the Lynn and Saugus sides of the bridge will be forced to seek alternate routes Nearby businesses expressed concern over how long the bridge shutdown could last People are going to have a lot of problems and it s gonna be congested disclosed Jack Shah manager of Papa Jack s in Lynn It does make a lot of sound but I mean I do fear going over that thing but I didn t know that it was that bad that they were gonna shut down At Mell s Tire and Auto Organization located just beyond the barricades staff are worried the detour could drive customers away It s hard on the business you know what I mean when they close it revealed Tom Hancock an employee at Mell s At Papa Jack s Shah wondered if the shut down will keep a few customers from coming by on their commutes That s a bad thing he announced We do get a lot of people from Revere coming in that are going back home to Lynn stopping by to get dinner or lunch sometimes from the other side of the place but that s gonna impact a lot then yeah