10 years ago:
The closure of Beaver Brook Bridge on South Main Street in Wilmington due to damage by Tropical Storm Irene forced residents of Castle Hill, Fairview Avenue, and Shafter Street – including the MOOver – to use Boyd Hill Road to reach the outside world for three weeks. The damage was found, nearly a year after the Irene flooding, when a paving crew milling the top layer of pavement discovered damage under the surface of the road. The good news, however, was that the bridge structure was “surprisingly sound.”