by Kristina Gabalski
It will probably be at least three weeks before the CSX railroad bridge over Union Street (Route 259) in Spencerport village will be removed.
Mayor Joyce Lobene alerted the community to the most recent delay February 20.
“I have just received word from the contractor hired by CSX that the state has now requested another engineer’s report,” the mayor stated in her emailed announcement.
Mayor Lobene says an engineer has been hired and is promising to do the report immediately and that bridge removal could begin in three weeks.
“At this time, I would not hold out for the three weeks,” the mayor says.
Officials had reported earlier that the bridge was slated for removal in late February.
Lobene stated that she has been advised to notify the state to go ahead with work on the Erie Canal lift bridge.
“They have traffic lights installed and ready to activate on the Martha Street bridge,” the mayor stated. “The lights will assure that residents have an easy detour into our village center while our canal bridge is shut down for repairs.”
