Some of the 9,000 commuters who drive Fish Road every day will need an alternate route starting next week. The state DOT will close a portion of the road for two weeks starting Wednesday, Nov. 9, as they work to replace the deteriorating bridge over Sin and Flesh Brook.

During the closure, all traffic will follow the detour RIDOT established last winter for trucks, when the bridge was limited to three tons. Traffic will use Route 24, Main Road (Route 77) and Bulgarmarsh Road (Route 177) to detour.

The $926,000 project will used accelerated bridge construction methods including pre-fabricated bridge units. DOT officials said the units will be installed side-by-side to rapidly create a new bridge deck, saving time compared to the conventional approach of forming and pouring a concrete bridge deck. If not for that method, DOT estimates it would have taken four to six months to replace the aging bridge.