Manchester Village Voters Approve Bridge Replacement

89.1 WEMU | By David Fair - Retired

Published August 6, 2014 at 12:35 AM EDT

Main Street Bridge, over the River Raisin, to be replaced

The 10-year, 635-thousand dollar bond proposal won overwhelming support from Manchester Village voters.

The money to replace the aging Main Street Bridge will compliment a three-million dollar State Grant awarded the Village from the state Department of Transportation in November of 2013.

Shortly after the grant announcement, Manchester Village Council approved over 178-thousand dollars for design work on a replacement.

Work on the new bridge is expected to begin in 2015.

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David Fair - Retired

Nearly three-quarters of David Fair’s 20+ years in radio has been at WEMU. Since 1994, he has been on the air at 5am each weekday on 89.1 FM as the local host of NPR’s Morning Edition. Over the years, Fair has had the opportunity to interview nationally and internationally known politicians, activists and celebrities. But he feels the most important features and interviews have been with those who live and work here at home. He believes his professional passions and desires fit perfectly into WEMU’s commitment to serving a local audience.

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