Currently, the Bridge of Flowers is expected to reopen - with its new garden - in April 2025. Yaseen is also worried that the bridge project could take longer than anticipated. “Over the last four years, we have suffered,” he said. Mohammad Yaseen, co-owner of Bridge Street Bazaar, pointed out that Bridge Street businesses had to cope with the bridge closure of 2020 due to COVID-19 health safety precautions, as well as disruptions caused by the Bridge Street construction project, Iron Bridge sidewalk repairs and roadwork near Bridge and Main streets. Szpila said most plants will be removed when the bridge closes in October they will be temporarily housed in the gardens or farms of volunteers until construction is finished.Īt least 40 people attended Monday’s information session at Buckland Town Hall, including several garden volunteers and business owners concerned about losing business during another summer without the Bridge of Flowers. “The old-fashioned look will be maintained,” stressed Annette Szpila, chair of the Bridge of Flowers Committee that oversees the bridge garden. On the bridge surface, the renovation will include replacing rails, making the bridge more handicap-accessible, and improving the footpath and lamppost lighting.
Handicap rails upgrade#
The Fire District also serves as the village’s water district.Īfter it closes for the season in late October, the Bridge of Flowers will be stripped of vegetation while work is completed to stabilize the northeast wall that was damaged during Tropical Storm Irene in 2011 repair cracks and deterioration of concrete make water main improvements add waterproofing, improve irrigation and improve drainage, since interior water damage was detected and upgrade fencing. Because of that water main, the Shelburne Falls Fire District bought the unused trolley bridge in 1928 - a year before the Shelburne Falls Area Women’s Club converted its weedy surface into a public garden. Work will begin next spring.īeneath the footpath and the lush flowers is the village’s only public water main, which serves both Buckland and Shelburne.
That was the big question Monday night, after Tighe & Bond engineers outlined plans for a $2.28 million, state Community One Stop for Growth grant-funded infrastructure repair project planned for the 115-year-old bridge.
SHELBURNE FALLS - How will village businesses fare during a flowerless construction season on the Bridge of Flowers in 2024?
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