County engineers present full closure plan to replace Eagle Road bridge, propose signed detour

Alan Piper, identified in the meeting as the county—senior transportation planner, introduced contractor engineers and described a planned replacement for the deteriorating Eagle Road bridge near the Merkel Mill historic complex. "I'm Alan Piper. I'm the senior transportation planner for Bur County, but I'm also nominally in charge of the countyy's bridge program," Piper said as he turned the presentation over to the engineering team. The presentation said the bridge was posted for load limits, is deteriorating and must be removed in its entirety; staged half‑span construction will not be possible.