Pond Meadow Park Commission approves emergency bridge repair plan
Pond Meadow Park Commission approves emergency bridge repair following overnight culvert failure. Chair William Flanagan and Supervisor Keefe secured approval to construct a temporary 5-foot-wide wooden walkway with materials not to exceed $3,000, following a 24-hour collapse of a bridge over a
Pond Meadow Park Commission · Meeting of March 18, 2026
BRAINTREE — Pond Meadow Park Commission approves emergency bridge repair following overnight culvert failure. Chair William Flanagan and Supervisor Keefe secured approval to construct a temporary 5-foot-wide wooden walkway with materials not to exceed $3,000, following a 24-hour collapse of a bridge over a disintegrated corrugated pipe culvert. Commissioner Frank Collins proposed an alternative steel-beam structure option while the commission requested assistance from the Town of Weymouth.
The park recorded a 26-day average of 197 daily pedestrian visits through March 9, with liquid reserves totaling $616,705.49 in savings and $23,310.05 in checking.
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Source: the Pond Meadow Park Commission meeting of March 18, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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