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Representative Donahue to present amendment seeking sidewalk on Riverton Route 12 bridge
Summary
A committee member will offer an amendment to the transportation bill to restore or require a sidewalk on a planned bridge replacement on Route 12 in Riverton; the agency will testify on design and cost impacts at a scheduled committee session.
Representative Donahue is scheduled to present an amendment asking that a planned replacement for a bridge on Route 12 in Riverton include a sidewalk, committee members said March 25.
Committee members were told the current design for the bridge replacement does not include a sidewalk. Jeremy Reed, an agency official, is expected to testify about the agency’s design decisions and any cost or schedule implications when Donahue presents the amendment at a committee hearing the next morning.
Why it matters: the amendment responds to constituents who objected to a design change for a local bridge. Committee members said the language of the amendment contains two sections and that the topic will be addressed in a focused hearing before the committee resumes other business.
Committee staff said the amendment language has been posted and that Representative Donahue and agency staff will present in the committee’s early-morning session, likely near the 10:00 a.m. break, after an initial walk-through of the DMV-related bill. Committee members were told they may visit the site informally; the bridge is located on Route 12 south in Riverton.
Committee discussion did not include a formal cost estimate. Committee members asked whether the amendment would affect project funding; staff said the agency would need to speak to potential impacts, including design changes and materials. Legislative counsel said one drafting point (deleting a single word in one subsection) could address a particular procedural concern, but the full amendment as drafted contains two sections and will be presented for committee consideration.
The committee will hear Representative Donahue’s amendment at its next scheduled appearance; members and staff said they will take testimony from the agency and any interested parties before recommending action to the full body.
