An update on the replacement of the bridge.
– funding for design has been approved
– funding for the bridge replacement was approved in the FY2023 CIP budget. Fiscal Year 2023 begins in June 2022
– analysis of existing conditions to be conducted in May, with final report to city manager in June.
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You are receiving this email per your request to be included in the Four Mile Run Trail Bridge Stakeholder Group. Since the update provided in the Fall of 2021, the City has:
Approved funding for the design of a replacement bridge;
Awarded a contract for structural analysis and design recommendation. This preliminary work is underway:
Within the next two weeks (weather permitting), the contractor will perform analysis of the surrounding bridge soils and embankment to determine if existing bridge abutments are structurally sound and can be preserved; and
Preliminary analysis will continue through May with a final report and replacement recommendation received by the City in early June; and
Funding for the bridge replacement is included in the FY2023 Capital Improvement Budget proposal for approval in May 2022.
City staff will provide an update to the community following receipt of the report. Based on the outcome of the analysis two options exist:
If abutments cannot be maintained, the final design phase will consist of designing slope protection, replacement abutments, and the installation of a new prefabricated bridge; and
If abutments are determined to be structurally sound, the final design phase will consist of the installation of a new prefabricated bridge in place of the existing bridge structure.
