Albion bridge reopening delayed several months until September
Photo by Tom Rivers
ALBION – The Main Street lift bridge in Albion, shown this afternoon, won’t reopen to traffic until September, about five months later than expected.
The state Department of Transportation met with village officials last week to explain that some of the steel pieces for the bridge were slightly off size, and replacing them will result in a delay.
Some of those pieces were 2 inches off size, and that is enough discrepancy to require new pieces that are manufactured out of state.
Deputy Mayor Joyce Riley said the delay is disappointing for the village, especially the downtown merchants.
“A lot of people are feeling the sting,” she said about the bridge being closed to traffic since Nov. 14, 2022. “The people downtown are trying to survive.”
The bridge closed to traffic in November 2022 for what was expected to be an 18-month rehabilitation project. A similar effort started in April 2023 in Brockport.
The state DOT is paying $28.3 million to contractors for the two projects.
