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Beyond the Summer Season – How the Bridges Shape Cape Cod’s Service Economy

Bridge the Gap: A Cape Cod Bridges Podcast

Release Date: 12/01/2025

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Bridge the Gap: A Cape Cod Bridges Podcast

Episode 2: Critical Access: The Bridges, Public Safety, and Emergency Management In episode two of Bridge the Gap, co-hosts Matt Pitta (Director of Communications at The Davenport Companies), and Paul Niedzwiecki (CEO of the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce), talk about how the Sagamore and Bourne Bridges impact public safety on Cape Cod. This episode features special guests Peter Burke, Chief of the Hyannis Fire Department and Heath Eldredge, Chief of the Brewster Police Department. Both Chiefs serve on the Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning Committee - a coalition of law...

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Bridge the Gap: A Cape Cod Bridges Podcast

In the inaugural episode of Bridge the Gap, co-hosts Matt Pitta, Director of Communications at The Davenport Companies, and Paul Niedzwiecki, CEO of the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, sit down with Luisa Paiewonsky, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Megaprojects Delivery Office. Luisa oversees some of the Commonwealth’s largest infrastructure projects—including the Sagamore and Bourne Bridges replacement program, each with price tags of $500 million or more. Together, they discuss why replacing these critical bridges is essential for the Cape and Islands’ economy, the risks of...

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Bridge the Gap: A Cape Cod Bridges Podcast

Welcome to episode three of Bridge the Gap, your go-to source for factual, locally driven discussion on one of the largest infrastructure projects facing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In this episode, co-hosts Matt Pitta (Director of Communications at The Davenport Companies) and Paul Niedzwiecki (CEO of the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce) explore how the Sagamore and Bourne Bridges shape the hospitality and food service economy on Cape Cod. This episode features special guests Parth Patel, owner of Freebird Motor Lodge and Uncommoner Hotel, and Paulo Paraguay, owner of Palio Pizzeria, Side...

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Welcome to episode three of Bridge the Gap, your go-to source for factual, locally driven discussion on one of the largest infrastructure projects facing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In this episode, co-hosts Matt Pitta (Director of Communications at The Davenport Companies) and Paul Niedzwiecki (CEO of the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce) explore how the Sagamore and Bourne Bridges shape the hospitality and food service economy on Cape Cod.

This episode features special guests Parth Patel, owner of Freebird Motor Lodge and Uncommoner Hotel, and Paulo Paraguay, owner of Palio Pizzeria, Side Door Bagels, and Kandy Korner. They discuss what it takes to operate seasonal and year-round businesses on a peninsula with limited access, and how bridge congestion, reliability, and long-term infrastructure planning affect everything from employee recruitment and retention to supply chains, delivery schedules, and customer demand.

Patel and Paraguay share firsthand insights into how the Cape Cod Bridges influence workforce mobility, operating costs, and investment decisions — and why dependable access is essential not just during the busy summer season, but every day of the year.

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#FederalInfrastructure #Transportation #PublicWorks #InfrastructureFunding #CapeTraffic
#CapeCommuters #RegionalPlanning #CapeEconomy #PublicSafety #LocalNews #MAnews
#NewEnglandNews