Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 1:12pm DelDOT: Indian River Inlet Bridge is safe
By Amy Cherry
Updated Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 1:19pm
WDEL's Amy Cherry has the results.
The annual above-water inspection of the existing Indian River Inlet Bridge wraps up.
"Initial inspection just appears that everything is fine."
But DelDOT won't know for sure until mid-August when the final results are in. Tina
Shockley with DelDOT says they don't anticipate any structural deficiencies with the old
bridge.
"Just looking for any cracks or changes to the foundation of the bridge or any of the
materials in the bridge to indicate a change due to weather or age or whatever. They're
looking for any kind of change."
If changes are found that risk driver safety, Shockley says repairs will be made.
But no major work is planned since the new Indian River bridge is scheduled for
completion by the end of next year.
