Bees cause brief closure of Fairview Park bridge

Oct. 6, 2016 4:52 PM PT

A bee infestation on the Fairview Park bridge in Costa Mesa caused the structure to be closed temporarily Thursday.

The bridge, which spans Placentia Avenue, was reopened after city maintenance crews dealt with the bees, said city spokesman Tony Dodero.

Bradley Zint

Bradley Zint left Times Community News in 2018. He was a general assignment reporter for the Daily Pilot, where he worked since 2010. At the Pilot, he also was a copy editor, classical music columnist and reporter covering Costa Mesa and Newport Beach. He previously worked in Hermosa Beach, Long Beach, Alaska and Massachusetts. He is a graduate of Cal State Long Beach, where he served as editor-in-chief of its campus newspaper, the Daily 49er.