Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Busy crossing between Teaneck and Hackensack needs extensive repairs, officials say. County reviewing state report on bridge's condition.
One lane in each direction on the Anderson Street Bridge was closed Tuesday after a state consultant's inspection found the busy link between Teaneck and Hackensack would need extensive repairs, officials said. The lane closures will remain in place indefinitely, along with a 15-ton weight restriction forcing eleven bus routes to be detoured to Route 4. Concrete barriers were installed to keep traffic away from weakened areas of the four lane bridge, according to Bergen County Public Works Director Joe Crifasi. The bridge's condition does not pose a safety risk, but the inspection found the structure was in need of "immediate attention," Crifasi told Patch. There were no plans for additional closures or detours, Crifasi said. Bergen …
Monday, September 24, 2012
Weight limit imposed on Anderson Street Bridge after review finds major repairs needed, officials say.
Eleven bus routes serving about 2,000 riders have been detoured indefinitely off the Anderson Street Bridge between Teaneck and Hackensack after officials ordered a 15-ton weight restriction on the busy crossing, NJ Transit said Monday. A state review found the 41-year-old bridge required significant repairs, prompting Bergen County officials to lower the allowed weight limit, according to Jeanne Baratta, chief of staff at the county executive's office. The county alerted NJ Transit of the weight limit Monday afternoon, a transit agency spokeswoman said. County officials opted not to close the bridge entirely because it serves upwards of 30,000 vehicles a day, Baratta said. The county is doing design work to determine how the bridge can …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Section of Cedar Lane was closed Sunday as investigators worked at the scene.
Investigators have identified the body of a man pulled from the Hackensack River Sunday and found no signs of foul play in the death, police said Monday. Police are withholding the man's name until his next of kin can be notified, Hackensack Detective Capt. Thomas Salcedo said. There were no signs of trauma to the body, the captain said. A pedestrian walking on the East Anderson Street bridge spotted the body around 5 p.m. Sunday and called 911, Salcedo said. Hackensack firefighters and police recovered the body and turned it over to the Bergen County Medical Examiner's Office. The discovery led police to block a section of Cedar Lane in Teaneck for hours while investigators worked at the scene. First published 7:45 p.m. Sunday. …
shimon baum
4:57 pm on Thursday, September 27, 2012
So the bridge was rated deficient in 2006 nothing happened with it for the past 6 years? more ›