Monday, February 25, 2013

900 Signatures For Covered Bridge

A 103-year-old covered bridge damaged in a car crash may get a new lease on life if some petitioners have their way.
Locals are presenting a petition with 900 signatures to Curtis Malloch, MLA for Charlotte-Campobello, urging the provincial government to restore the bridge at Maxwell Crossing.

The bridge was heavily damaged in late January and since then the Department of Transport has suggested the bridge might be replaced with a bailey bridge.

The bridge would cost some $500,000 to repair, compared to an estimated figure of $300,000 from DOT to build the bailey bridge.

(Photo by Murray Weeks)