OLD LYME — Machnick Bros. Construction has now begun the project to replace the Mile Creek Rd. bridge over the Black Hall River.
The first step is to remove the decking of the old bridge in preparation for installing three precast sections of the new bridge. The new sections are being fabricated in Massachusetts and will be trucked to Old Lyme. They will then be lifted into place on the existing abutments.
Mile Creek Road, in the area between Whippoorwill Rd. and Buttonball Rd. will be closed to through traffic for about two months. There will be detour signage advising motorists.
The west side of the bridge is fairly straightforward, but the east side is more complicated.
On the east side, passenger vehicles and pick-up trucks may use Buttonball Rd. to access Rte. 156. Larger and low clearance vehicles can use Cross Ln. and taller vehicles can use Mile Creek Rd. (east) to avoid the railroad underpass at Cross Lane.