Bridge work in Newtown means some residents will have to find an alternate route for a popular bypass.  Bridge work at Meadow Brook Road will close the bridge to through traffic until November.  It's a typical route for those travelling between South Main Street and Huntingtown Road in the Botsford section of town.  Detour signs have been posted using Cold Spring Road.  The Army Corps of Engineers is requiring the new bridge to be a clear span, hydraulic bridge. The old bridge used a box culvert to allow water to pass underneath.  It will be wider, which officials say hopefully means traffic won't hit the abutments as when the narrow lanes were open.  The 1-point-12 million dollar cost is being paid for by the town’s Bridge Replacement Fund.