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New Milford continues debate on Cherniske Rd bridge replacement

New Milford officials are ordering a temporary one lane bridge to install on scenic Cherniske Road.  It will be for emergency responders only as the current bridge has been deemed unsafe and closed, but the detour is delaying response.  There's been a long debate about a permanent replacement for the bridge, and whether or not to widen the current one-lane, 16 foot wide bridge to two lanes.  Mayor Pete Bass says the state considers a one-lane road to be an antiquated design, and the town could lose out on state grant funding for a bridge replacement.  According to the town's scenic road ordinance, alterations or improvements must conform to speed limits, but Bass says the state would supersede that.  $600,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds has been approved for bridge repairs, though construction would likely not happen until next year.  Cost estimates for various one and two lane bridge replacements range from 940-thousand to 1-point-6 million dollars.

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