Warren Seeks Community Support for Cape Bridge Dollars

Saying she’s been advocating for funding for 10 years, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren sent letters to an array of people who depend on the 90-year-old bridges to and from Cape Cod asking them to round up information about how the federally owned and “functionally obsolete” spans are affecting their lives.

To Fix Cape Cod’s Economy, Start With the Bridges

The growing challenges of simply getting to the Cape are putting a damper on its real estate market – home prices on the Cape have taken years to recover after the Great Recession and have only started to gain traction in the last year or two – while also making it that much harder for businesses to get the labor they need.