The South Norfolk residents who have been waiting for three years for the bridge at the end of Old Goshen Road where it meets Route 272 to be replaced may see some progress in 2027—or maybe not.
First Selectman Henry Tirrell told his board Wednesday afternoon that the state hopes to start construction of the replacement next year, but that the timetable depends on how the state categorizes the replacement.
“As they briefly described it to me, there are two versions,” said Tirrell. “One of them would require more permitting. Even the guys from the state didn’t know when it would happen.”
The previous bridge was washed out by a flash flood in July 2023, along with a bridge on Smith Road now temporarily replaced by the town.
There is more immediate action on the replacement of a bridge on Mountain Road. “They hope to start construction in April,” Tirrell reported.
In other business, the Selectmen appointed Martina Gago Ageitos to fill a vacancy on the City Meadow Committee, formerly known as the Friends of the Meadow Committee.