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

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