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Madison County says Weisenberger Road bridge must be raised about 5 feet; construction eyed for 2029
Summary
Madison County staff reported an environmental review and hydraulic analysis require raising the Weisenberger Road bridge roughly 5 feet, with right-of-way work through 2027 and construction currently scheduled for 2029; county applied for a US DOT grant to address a Highway 51 intersection.
Madison County staff reported Tuesday that the Weisenberger Road project requires an environmental assessment and a hydraulic analysis that will force the county to raise the existing bridge by about 5 feet and widen the roadway to the south. Stan Wright, project representative with Neil Shafer, told the county the environmental process and preliminary design are running in parallel and that construction is tentatively scheduled for 2029.
The project matters because raising the bridge and widening the road are expected to present construction and traffic-management challenges on a stretch of road that staff described as “very challenging” and less than one mile long. Wright said the county received federal funding for the project, which triggered the environmental assessment and requires public outreach.
Wright said the county held a public meeting on “the seventh” and that turnout was low but…
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