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Gainesville pedestrian bridge undergoing repairs

Expected to be finished, reopened by this weekend

A crew from Rogers Bridge Co. removes pieces of broken concrete Tuesday morning as it prepares to replace a portion of the sidewalk leading onto the downtown Gainesville pedestrian bridge.

0529bridge1 — A crew from Rogers Bridge Co. removes pieces of broken concrete Tuesday morning as it prepares to replace a portion of the sidewalk leading onto the downtown Gainesville pedestrian bridge.

The pedestrian bridge in Gainesville should be repaired and reopened by this weekend. Barclay Fouts, construction project manager, said a section of sidewalk that settled and cracked is being replaced. The approximately 10-by-30-foot section is on the square, or City Hall, side of the bridge.