After a dump truck crashed into the pedestrian bridge on Castroville Road earlier this year, the Westwood Square Neighborhood Association is working with the city to construct a permanent crosswalk instead of repairing the old bridge.
The ramps of the Pedro Romero Pedestrian Bridge still stand months after the bridge was hit by a dump truck.– Roger Caballero can’t leave work at the Madonna Center without looking at what’s left of the Pedro Romero Pedestrian Bridge on Castroville Road.
The bridge stood for decades over the 1900 block of Castroville Road, near the intersection with Dahlgreen Avenue. It was dedicated to West Side resident “The bridge wasn’t in use,” said Andrew Arredondo, the manager at Tacos El Rey. “It wasn’t practical.” Following the crash, city crews removed what fell off the pedestrian overpass and blocked off the two ramps that used to connect it. Months later, in October, those ramps still stand.
“Drivers don’t really see it as a stoplight,” Caballero said. “It’s been effective, but it’s dangerous.”Public Works sent KSAT the following statement regarding the future of this intersection:
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