OXFORD – Traffic is now being diverted over a temporary bridge along State Highway 12 over Bowman Creek, just south of the Village of Oxford, as crews work on a long-term replacement.

The New York State Department of Transportation has begun the year-long process of demolishing the old bridge and building a new one, in the meantime motorists will use a temporary one built nearby.

Pictured: The New York State Department of Transportation has begun the year-long process of demolishing the old bridge and building a new one, in the meantime motorists will use a temporary one built nearby. (Submitted photo)

According to Chenango County Emergency Operations Center Representative A Wesley Jones, this project is located a quarter mile north of the intersection with South Oxford Bridge Road.

“Contract crews will be replacing the bridge, and during this time all traffic will continue across the temporary bridge,” said Jones. “Very minor slow downs can be expected due to the reduced speed.”