Port Authority officials are unsure how long a 5-ton weight restriction will be in place on the Center Avenue bridge in Emsworth, but Ben Avon officials are concerned that it may be long enough to result in damage to some of the borough’s side streets.

The weight restriction was posted Friday, May 14, after a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation inspection revealed areas of deterioration on two piers, according to Port Authority spokesperson Heather Pharo.

Pharo said that further analysis of the span is needed, and is likely to take several weeks.