The state presented several options over the years-- all bad, and I'm not faulting the state. If you close the bridge, drivers and business owners go nuts. Plus, a closed bridge throws a lot of traffic on Market Street, already a narrow street, with a busy intersection with North Main.
If you try to keep traffic moving on Green Ridge Street while replacing the bridge... Well, that's like trying to fix a flat tire while the car is still moving, and it adds time to the project.
The chosen solution will take two years to accomplish, and that is far too long.
I guess you can't please everyone.
