City reaches settlement in regards to suspended sidewalk design flaw

  • A ‘Sidewalk Closed” sign sits on the north end of the downtown suspended sidewalk due to a design flaw that placed a tower directly in the middle of the transition point leading to the regular sidewalk on the west side of North River Street. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star
    A ‘Sidewalk Closed” sign sits on the north end of the downtown suspended sidewalk due to a design flaw that placed a tower directly in the middle of the transition point leading to the regular sidewalk on the west side of North River Street. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

    HOT SPRINGS – The long-awaited results of negotiations between the City of Hot Springs, the State Department of Transportation, ISG (design firm) and Corr Construction regarding a flaw in the design of the suspended sidewalk’s north end were revealed at last week’s city council meeting, held on Tuesday. Jan. 20.

    First up in New Business were a pair of agenda items which approved a settlement that w…