East Greenville Council reviewed options for repairing a bridge near its water plant in Upper Hanover earlier this month. Borough Manager Jim Fry presented the details of an alternatives analysis report from Montgomery County officials to make the Fruitville Road bridge viable.

            According to Fry, the township's elected officials and administrators have received multiple options for the remediation over Perkiomen Creek. He said they favor a plan to replace the old structure with a new bridge, though they have no say in the outcome.

            Upper Hanover officials described that option as the most cost-effective, according to Fry. A township supervisor confirmed that assertion, describing it as the "only realistic option" for the bridge that has been closed for 18 years. The borough manager described it as his recommended solution in an email message received late Tuesday afternoon.

            During the July 8 council meeting, Fry also ...