Upcoming Design-Build Bridges to be Discussed
SIKESTON-The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold an open-house community briefing to discuss upcoming Safe and Sound bridge improvement projects in Cape Girardeau County. The briefing will be held on Thursday, January 14 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Fruitland Area Fire Department, 7273 Route 61.
"Those interested in the upcoming projects can stop by anytime between 4 and 6 p.m. to discuss the project plans with a member of the Safe and Sound team," said Andy Meyer, Southeast Regional Field Engineer for Districts 6, 9 and 10.
Unlike the Safe and Sound community briefings held in 2009 regarding the quick start bridges, this meeting will address the design-build portion of the program.
There are nine design-build bridges in Cape Girardeau County. Design-build bridge projects include total bridge replacements, unlike the quick start projects, which consisted of deck replacements.
Upcoming Cape Girardeau County bridge projects include:
· G0029: Route 61 Buckeye Creek
· J0884: Route 34 Whitewater Overflow
· P0786: Route EE LRDD Ditch No. 1
· P0231: Route V Indian Creek
· J0885: Route 34 Whitewater River
· J0886: Route 34 Byrd Creek
· Y0302: Route U Allen Creek
· S0844: Route A Beam Creek
· A0708: Route 61 Ramsey Creek
Work on some of the Safe and Sound bridges listed above is scheduled to begin as early as spring 2010. Similar to the quick start projects, most of the design-build projects will also involve a road closure.
Once improvements are underway, MoDOT's contractor will complete the work on each design-build bridge in approximately 45 to 60 days, weather permitting.
"With most of the Southeast District's quick start bridges completed, we have designed a rigorous schedule that will have over half of the Southeast District's bridges under construction in 2010," said Meyer. "We hope to deliver the 68 design-build bridges ahead of schedule, and complete District 10's portion of the program within 2 to 3 years."
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