In spite of unseasonably cool temperatures in April, contractors were still able to pour the concrete deck for the bridge on Charter Oak Rd. west of Santa Fe. Workers are now constructing forms to pour traffic rail. This pour is scheduled for Tuesday, May 7, if weather allows. Traffic rail is the last of the actual bridge concrete work to be done
and then focus will shift to the roadway. Other work yet to be completed includes applying rip rap and sod for erosion control and installing guardrail. The ODOT inspector on the job has proven helpful in updating us on the project and will notify us when the new 103′
bridge is open to the public.
Construction on the bridge began on Jan. 28, 2013. Inclement weather delayed work at times but overall we are pleased with the progress made. This is the fourth major bridge to be constructed within District 1 in the last two years. In 2011, a new 152′ bridge was built
on Simpson Road west of Broadway and a 107′ bridge on Council Road over Cottonwood Creek. In March of this year, a new 227′ bridge across Cottonwood Creek at Broadway and Camp was completed. ODOT conducted the final inspection on this project in April. All of these projects were funded 80% through the Surface Transportation Program administered by the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG). Match money was provided through state programs. In Logan County we are trying to do our part to lower the number of deficient bridges in Oklahoma.
To view a photo of the bridge site, go to www.commissiondistrict1.com.
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