A public meeting is being held tomorrow to look into plans to replace the Slabtown bridge.
Blue Mountains Director of Engineering Reg Russworm says an environmental assessment has been done and it is time to get feedback from the general public on the project.
It will be held Saturday at 9 AM in the Marsh Street Centre in Clarksburg.
Russworm says the 1930’s era single steel lane bridge at Slabtown has been reduced to a 9 ton maximum because of age.
That means snowplows can’t get across the bridge or anyone wanting to have a gravel truck or cement truck come to their home is out of luck.
The Slabtown bridge is the only access to the community and residents want to keep that small town feel when a new bridge is built.
1.5 million dollars has been set aside for work on the bridge.
Work won’t get underway until the summer of 2011.
Russworm says they may rehabilitate the bridge, build a new one or build a new access road into the community of Slabtown.