Union County approves engineering contract to design Friendship School Road bridge replacement
Aug 14, 2026
The board approved a supplemental engineering services agreement to design a full bridge replacement on Friendship School Road after staff concluded culvert replacement was not feasible; the project will follow other bridge bundling projects and seek funding in future rounds.
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County staff told the board that an earlier study considered replacing the wood-deck bridge on Friendship School Road with culverts, but reviewers were not comfortable with that approach. Staff proposed a supplemental local agency engineering agreement to perform full bridge design so the county can proceed with a bridge replacement instead of a culvert solution.
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