Rehabilitation of Elm Street Bridge Nears Completion
The $1 million expansion and renovation project, which began in July is expected to be finalized by March
Following months of delay due to weather and a nesting heron, the $1 million expansion and renovation Elm Street Bridge project is now expected to be completed by March 2013. Work on the 1892 pony-truss style bridge was initially expected to begin in April 2012 but was pushed back two months to allow the heron's clutch to hatch. The County-owned bridge, which splits Elm Street between Oradell and New Milford, is expected to be widened by two-feet and increasing the weigh limit from three-tons to 40-tons so it meets federal standards. "The latest timeline from the County is to have the bridge be completed by the end of March," Oradell Borough Engineer Marisa Tiberi said. "The steel is supposed to be delivered this week and weather …
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12:18 pm on Wednesday, May 8, 2013
When will this bridge be open? Any idea? I thought it was suppose to be open by march end? more ›