BRECKSVILLE, Ohio — The State Route 82 bridge over the Cuyahoga River Valley in Brecksville is now closed.

The Ohio Department of Transportation closed the bridge Tuesday afternoon after crews found a crack in one of the concrete piers during a repair project.

The $7.7 million repair project on the bridge began a couple of weeks ago, which is why crews were on the site in the first place. Crews are working to make repairs to the bridge piers and deck.

The bridge will remain closed for about 30 days out of an abundance of caution while crews make structural repairs.

"It's a pier that has a crack," Justin Chesnic, an ODOT District 4 spokesperson, said. "We'll go in, and we'll put some grout and do some other patching work out there along with some fiber wrapping as well. The ballpark is

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