ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Construction is getting underway on a $4.1 million temporary bridge that will restore a connection lost during Tropical Storm Helene and make it easier for residents and visitors to get around east Asheville.
Crews are beginning work this week on a 300-foot-long steel bridge connecting Azalea Road to Gashes Creek Road near the Western North Carolina Nature Center.
The bridge will give Gashes Creek residents a more direct route into their neighborhood, help ease congestion on Azalea Road and improve access to the Nature Center and nearby John B. Lewis soccer fields, according to the N.C. Department of Transportation…