The Rail Trail Bridge will be shored up by the end of this week and removal of the steel is anticipated to occur next week. Once the steel is removed, drainage work, paving and sidewalk work will be completed on State Route 85. Upon completion of this work, east bound traffic on State Route 85 will reopen from 6:00 am - 10:00 am. That is anticipated to happen at the end of August.

In an effort to open the rail trail and both lanes of State Route 85, plans are being worked on to install a temporary pedestrian bridge. It is expected the temporary bridge will be up and functioning before the original October 31st completion date. At that time, both lanes of State Route 85 will open.

The investigation into the cause of last week’s incident continues.