Cross Street Bridge Shut Down After Sinkhole

Cross Street was closed on Thursday after excessive flooding caused a sinkhole on a bridge.

“We’ve had nine inches in four days,” said town manager Michael Yunits. “At my house the water is flowing pretty heavy right now.”

Yunits said at this time highway department superintendent Keith Silver can’t see the extent of the damage on the dam.

“Until Keith can see what happened we won’t be able to move on that,” Yunits said.

Selectmen chair Robert Kimball said it’s a tight budget and chapter 90 money from the state has been reduced.

“The longer we take and ignore the fact that the state has failing roads and bridges the worse it’s going to get,” he said. “Look at other bridges in the area from the last flood that are still out of commission.”