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Goshen resident urges county to replace Brink Road bridge this year, support Mid‑County Highway

2240418 · January 31, 2025
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Summary

A Goshen resident asked the council to accelerate replacement of the 54‑year‑old Brink Road bridge over Great Seneca Creek, cited structural deterioration and high daily traffic, and urged inclusion of the Mid‑County Highway (M‑83) in the CIP.

Robert Nelson, a Goshen resident and past chair of the Up‑County Citizens Advisory Board, told the Montgomery County Council the Brink Road bridge over Great Seneca Creek is “obsolete” and urged immediate replacement rather than further delay.

Nelson said the bridge is 54 years old, “only 23 feet wide,” and that county inspection reports show “bridge steel beams are in poor condition…

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