Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007
By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer
Transportation engineers said Monday that they hoped to open the U.S. 127 bridge across the Catawba River no later than this evening.
Authorities closed the bridge Friday after maintenance crews discovered cracks in the span, said Stacy Cooke, a state bridge maintenance engineer. The bridge connects Alexander and Catawba counties.
Crews worked through the weekend to stabilize the bridge. Repaving, halted briefly by rain, was to begin Monday evening. They hope to reopen the bridge by evening rush hour today, Cooke said.
Crews were repairing a pothole Friday at the southern entrance when they noticed a crack in the bridge.
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