Albion bridge on Main Street closing April 21 for 5-6 weeks to finish rehab work
Photo by Tom Rivers: A car passes over the Main Street lift bridge on Dec. 27 when the bridge reopened to traffic after being closed more than two years for an extensive rehabilitation.
ALBION – The Main Street lift bridge in Albion is poised to close for about five to six weeks beginning April 21 to finish the construction overhaul of the bridge.
The bridge was initially closed on Nov. 14, 2022 for what was expected to be about 18 months for a major rehabilitation. That project stretched to more than two years when the bridge was reopened just after Christmas on Dec. 27, 2024.
But there was still some more work on the deck and with additional testing, Village Trustee Joyce Riley said today. She was notified by state Department of Transportation officials about the impending closing and work that should finish off the project.
“It’s not a surprise,” she said about the closure. “I’m just glad it’s before summer hits.”
The original bridge from 1914 has been extensively rebuilt with new steel now over about 80 percent of the structure.
