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Camden County, Mo. —
Drivers in the near future will soon be crossing a new Hurricane Deck Bridge instead of a rehabbed one.
At its monthly meeting on Dec. 1, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission approved a change to MoDOT’s current transportation program to include the replacement of the Route 5 Hurricane Deck Bridge over the Lake of the Ozarks.
What’s in store?
The commission approved the change to the 2011-2015 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, which had originally scheduled rehabilitation and repair work for the Hurricane Deck Bridge during the 2011 construction season.
Instead of rehabilitating the bridge, the replacement project is now scheduled to start in early 2012, at an estimated cost of $30 million. Cost to rehabilitate the bridge would have figured about $7 million.
Quotable
“As we considered the best use of transportation dollars, we determined that rehabilitation might only last 10 years, and a replacement could have at least a 75 year lifespan,” said Nicole Hood, MoDOT transportation project manager. “For the amount of money needed to rehab the bridge, we thought it would be best to find a way to replace it instead.”
History
Prior to this, MoDOT had applied for $35 million from the Tiger II Discretionary Grant fund through the U.S. Department of Transportation to replace the 1930s era bridge that spans the Osage Arm at the 35 mile-marker, but was not awarded the grant.
Contact the Lake Sun newsroom at newsroom@lakesunonline.com.
Drivers in the near future will soon be crossing a new Hurricane Deck Bridge instead of a rehabbed one.
At its monthly meeting on Dec. 1, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission approved a change to MoDOT’s current transportation program to include the replacement of the Route 5 Hurricane Deck Bridge over the Lake of the Ozarks.
What’s in store?
The commission approved the change to the 2011-2015 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, which had originally scheduled rehabilitation and repair work for the Hurricane Deck Bridge during the 2011 construction season.
Instead of rehabilitating the bridge, the replacement project is now scheduled to start in early 2012, at an estimated cost of $30 million. Cost to rehabilitate the bridge would have figured about $7 million.
Quotable
“As we considered the best use of transportation dollars, we determined that rehabilitation might only last 10 years, and a replacement could have at least a 75 year lifespan,” said Nicole Hood, MoDOT transportation project manager. “For the amount of money needed to rehab the bridge, we thought it would be best to find a way to replace it instead.”
History
Prior to this, MoDOT had applied for $35 million from the Tiger II Discretionary Grant fund through the U.S. Department of Transportation to replace the 1930s era bridge that spans the Osage Arm at the 35 mile-marker, but was not awarded the grant.
Contact the Lake Sun newsroom at newsroom@lakesunonline.com.
