Cecchetti Road in Arroyo Grande has been closed since a storm damaged a bridge along the road in 2023. Since then, locals tell me not having a temporary bridge has taken a toll on the community.
Jayson Harris lives in Arroyo Grande.
“It's something that should have been done a lot earlier that's just been kind of put off and now we're just see this mess and what it's become,” Harris said.
One Arroyo Grande resident told me off-camera that his 2-minute commute has become a 15-minute trip.
“That, to me, seems like an incredible inconvenience on a very dangerous road, full of a lot of farm equipment,” Harris said.
After a temporary bridge was denied in 2024, Supervisor Jimmy Paulding said the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors has put $250,000 toward a new temporary bridge. Howe