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Public Works updates: bridge engineering firm approved; Elm Creek roof estimates, Hidden Valley roads and a landlocked access dispute discussed
Summary
The commission approved sending KDOT a recommendation to hire Schwab & Eaton for construction engineering on the 60th & Grand bridge, heard an Elm Creek roofing estimate, discussed a Hidden Valley request for county road maintenance, and reviewed a landlocked‑access dispute involving a prescriptive‑easement claim.
Public Works staff and a commissioner updated the commission on multiple infrastructure matters and received approval to advance the bridge construction‑engineering contract.
Bridge engineering and bids: Commissioners approved recommending to the Kansas Department of Transportation that Schwab & Eaton (listed in the meeting as the responding firm) serve as construction engineering lead for the 60th and Grand bridge project. The firm previously conducted construction engineering for county bridge work and assisted with the current bridge’s design and grant application. The project will go out to construction bids with an advertised letting date (noted in the meeting as April 16). Commissioners noted KDOT will cover the proportionate cost for construction…
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