An engineering firm is recommending that the Newport Southbank Bridge Company survey the entire bridge deck of the Purple People Bridge before it reopens.
The engineering firm, WSP USA Inc., also says that Pier 1, the northernmost pier of the bridge on the Ohio side of the Ohio River, has deteriorated to the point that it needs to be repaired before that portion of the bridge reopens to pedestrians, Newport Southbank said in a news release.
“The structural condition of Pier 1 does not impact the rest of the bridge,” the bridge company said.
The Purple People Bridge, which connects Cincinnati and Newport, closed May 11 after rocks from Pier 1 reportedly fell into the Ohio River.
Newport Southbank said it plans to review the recommendations of the engineering firm with officials from Cincinnati and Newport before deciding how to proceed.
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