Sales down 50% at these local businesses due to traffic detours on bridge construction project

‘Bridge closure could be catastrophic’

Plans to close a town bridge are causing consternation and fears over the effect on local businesses.

Sales down 50% at these local businesses due to traffic detours on bridge construction project

Construction site for Sand Creek Bridge replacement on 17th Street in Ammon. | Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com AMMON – Traffic delays associated with a bridge replacement project in Ammon have been an inconvenience for months and officials say the project will soon be complete. The Sand Creek Bridge project got underway in January. It’s a state-funded project under the jurisdiction of the Local Highway Technical Assistance Council. DL Beck Inc. i…