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KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) A bridge in Kalamazoo is closing to vehicle traffic for good out of concern for the safety of drivers.
The Inkster Avenue bridge, which crosses over Bronson Blvd. between Westchester Lane to Plymouth Lane in the Westnedge Hill neighborhood, will eventually be removed. For now, it remains open to pedestrians and bikers.
James Baker with the Kalamazoo Department of Public Services says that the decision to close it came after close monitoring into the structural safety of the bridge.
“We’ve been inspecting the bridge every three months for about a year now, due to some continued deformations, or sagging, that the bridge has been experiencing.”
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KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) â A bridge in Kalamazoo is closing to vehicle traffic for good out of concern for the safety of drivers.
The Inkster Avenue bridge, which crosses over Bronson Blvd. between Westchester Lane to Plymouth Lane in the Westnedge Hill neighborhood, will eventually be removed. For now, it remains open to pedestrians and bikers.
James Baker with the Kalamazoo Department of Public Services says that the decision to close it came after close monitoring into the structural safety of the bridge.
You will never again be able to drive the simple but charming Inkster Avenue bridge over Bronson Boulevard in Kalamazoo s Westenedge Hill neighborhood. The bridge is closing permanently to vehicle traffic on Monday, May 3.
The announcement came from the city s Department of Public Works stating that the wooden structure has become too unstable over the years to support cars and trucks. The city says they ve been inspecting the bridge every three months and are noticing deformations, or sagging, of the wooden structure. The bridge will remain open to pedestrian and bicycle traffic.
The city is pursuing funding for a replacement.
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