Council to be Updated on Bridge Delays Tonight

Workers on the Main Street Bridge project boring one of the 19 micro-piles completed to date.

With progress on the Main Street Bridge slowing in recent weeks, the Manchester Village Council will meet with engineers from AECOM at tonight’s meeting.

AECOM is on the agenda to update the Council and village administration on schedule delays due to a variety of causes, primarily the sub-contractor Anlaan taking much longer to complete the micro-piles.

The whole schedule is being lengthened since, as of Oct. 28, Anlaan has only 19 of the 76 total micro piles installed.

“The good news is that this will be the first bridge built on this site that will be independent from the dam,” said Village Manager Jeff Wallace in his report to council. “The micro-piles are imperative to this effort, and this decision will be the correct one for the community long after the inconvenience is over.”

The public meeting of Manchester Village Council will be held at 7 pm tonight, Nov. 2, 2015, in the Council Chambers on the lower level of village hall, 912 City Road.

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by Sara Swanson

Sara Swanson is an editor, writer and founder of the Manchester Mirror.