Two ongoing bridge repair projects in the Irishtown Bend neighborhood near The Flats have frustrated business owners in the area feeling the pinch.
The $8 million repair and rehabilitation project on the Center Street swing bridge suffered a significant delay due to supply shortages and the delicate nature of rehabbing a century-old bridge. As News 5 first reported in December 2022, ODOT officials said the repairs have taken longer than expected, pushing the completion date back from Spring 2023 to late Summer 2023.
“It affects absolutely everything down here,” said David Steele, the owner of Flat Iron Cafe. “All the foot traffic from the apartments and condos over there? That’s gone. All these concerts at Jacob’s pavilion? Gone.” We Follow ThroughWant us to continue to follow through on a story? Let us know. Steele said the lack of communication between the city and ODOT has also been frustrating.
“Anytime you’re dealing with a historic bridge and on top of that a swing bridge, there’s additional complications that you can’t predict when making repairs,” said ODOT District 12 PIO Brent Kovacs in December 2022. “The intangibles, such as balancing an off-center bridge, working on a historical structure, things like that are of utmost importance that we have to pay attention to.”
A half-mile away, Urvashi O’Toole’s restaurant, Sainato’s Italian Family Eatery, has seen its typically robust lunch crowd come grinding to a halt. Dinner crowds have also been impacted, she said.
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