MKT Bridge 12 & 13 Replacement Project Update 3-30-2010

This afternoon construction of the temporary creek crossing began with 12 loads of shot rock from Boone Quarries, placed by Houf Construction. The road is necessary for construction vehicles to install the East Bank end bent and pier, as access from the East approach by vehicles of such tonnage has been prohibited.

In the next few days several 7 foot diameter steel pipes will be placed to allow the creek to free flow under the construction road. There will be plenty of room for waterborne wildlife to pass through while construction is underway! The construction bypass use strictly prohibited to anyone other than construction personnel and construction equipment.

At the end of the project, the temporary road will be removed and the excess materials placed as base for the trail approaches and placed around the piers and end bent walls to 'harden off' the embankments.

With the warming temperatures and windy conditions the site is drying off nicely. By week's end pier #2 is tentatively scheduled for completion.....weather permitting, of course!