Ribbon cutting for Franklin Road Bridge this morning Gene Marrano March 22, 2019 1 minute read Bad weather and the need to coordinate demolition and then construction with Norfolk Southern helped stretch the Franklin Road Bridge project to 26 months – but its finally open again as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: Share: Post navigation Previous: NTSB: Impaired truck driver likely cause of GOP train crashNext: High winds bring increased fire danger along Blue Ridge Related Stories SupNoke launches as free Roanoke Valley event hub Ian Price March 19, 2026 0 New Roanoke coffee truck excited to be part of community that supports small business Clark Palmer March 19, 2026 0 FDA Approves new Kidney Stone Treatment out of Virginia Tech Emma Thomas March 19, 2026 0
