I was disappointed that the Alvord T. Bridge was being torn down when I was going to use it recently as a short cut to avoid rush hour traffic.
If there was not any money in the budget to maintain it and/or to replace it, then that’s understandable. But it should at least be replaced with a pedestrian bridge for bicycle riders, motorized wheelchair users, walkers, runners, etc. to use.
I’m sure there can be some money found in the budget for that.
Signs should be posted at the spot where the bridge was to direct people to an alternative route to use to drive across Green River. If there is not going to be a replacement bridge at that spot for pedestrians, then there should at least be one more pedestrian bridge installed elsewhere across the Green River.
If a pedestrian bridge does get installed, regardless of where it is going to be, then it should also be a covered bridge to give users a break from being in the rain.
I think us taxpayers should be able to decide if we want a pedestrian bridge installed or not. It’s our tax dollars so we should have the right to decide what to spend it on.
– Eric Thornton
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