Bridge closing.Byline: John Weeks CLINTON Clinton. 1 Town (1990 pop. 12,767), Middlesex co., S Conn., on Long Island Sound; settled 1663, set off from Killingworth and inc. 1838. The school that later became Yale opened here in 1702. - The Chestnut Street bridge Chestnut Street Bridge is a bridge across the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The bridge, now one way, carries PA Rte. 3 (East) and helps connect West Philadelphia with the rest of the city. , on routes 70 and 62, should be closed all weekend. At the time The Item went to press, state officials and S&R Construction workers planned to shut the bridge down at 6 a.m. Friday and reopen re·o·pen tr. & intr.v. re·o·pened, re·o·pen·ing, re·o·pens 1. To open or be opened again: Officials reopened the airport after the snow was cleared. Schools reopen in September. it as soon as possible on Monday morning. The bridge was to be closed last week, but due to all the rain that hit the area, preliminary work - needed before paving could begin - was not completed on time. Construction crews floated the idea of closing the bridge mid-week, but with the traffic disaster such a move would caused in mind, police told them they had to wait. The bridge is being closed to allow the special cement cement, binding material used in construction and engineering, often called hydraulic cement, typically made by heating a mixture of limestone and clay until it almost fuses and then grinding it to a fine powder. base that will be poured 48 hours to set. Also, the two sides of the bridge are being interlocked. Police said both the state project manager and the foreman for S&R have gone out of their way to minimize the impact on commuters and all town residents during work on the bridge, which has been going on for more than a year. Detour signs will be in place routing traffic over Union, Chestnut chestnut, name for any species of the genus Castanea, deciduous trees of the family Fagaceae (beech or oak family) widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. They are characterized by thin-shelled, sweet, edible nuts borne in a bristly bur. , Water, Harris, Chase, Oak and Cameron streets. A police officer will be stationed at either side of the bridge, to make sure no one drives over it and to give directions. Police response to emergency calls will not be impeded im·pede tr.v. im·ped·ed, im·ped·ing, im·pedes To retard or obstruct the progress of. See Synonyms at hinder1. [Latin imped by the closed bridge. The Fire Department will station a truck on the side of the bridge adjacent to Cameron Hill to ensure a speedy response to fires and medical emergencies. |
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