HORNELL “It’s time,” said Hornell Public Works Superintendent Mitch Cornish.
For the last 15 years or so, DPW has been making small fixes to make the Canisteo Street bridge “passable,” extending the bridge’s lifespan.
The small repairs were no longer sufficient last year, when the bridge was red-flagged by the Department of Transportation. The girders that hold up the bridge were deemed unsafe enough to support daily traffic, and the bridge was closed in June. The bridge remains closed today, but a plan is in place to get motorists and pedestrians traveling over Crosby Creek once again later this year.