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Ponquogue Bridge Will Reopen Next Week Under Reduced Weight Allowances

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Ponquogue Bridge could be reopened to traffic by next week, but with greatly reduced weight limits, while Suffolk County figures out how to repair deteriorating concrete in the bridge's famework. DANA SHAW

Ponquogue Bridge could be reopened to traffic by next week, but with greatly reduced weight limits, while Suffolk County figures out how to repair deteriorating concrete in the bridge's famework. DANA SHAW

authorMichael Wright on Feb 28, 2025
Southampton Town officials say that the Suffolk County Department of Public Works have cleared the Ponquogue Bridge to be reopened to traffic perhaps as early as next week, under greatly... more

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