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Residents urge delay as ODOT plans $4.1 million demolition of Maumee River bridge; citizen offers lease option
Summary
A local citizens group and council members discussed ODOT's plan to demolish a bridge on the Maumee River for an estimated $4.1 million, and a resident proposed the city lease the bridge to preserve it while questions about liability and timeline are pursued.
A local citizens group told Waterville city council that the Ohio Department of Transportation plans to demolish a Maumee River bridge, and asked the city to request more time or accept a lease to preserve the structure.
Resident Dave Weber, speaking for a grassroots group that has met with ODOT and the State Historic Preservation Office, said ODOT plans to spend about $4,100,000 to demolish the bridge and “totally demo the bridge behind me here, right down to the bedrock.” Weber said ODOT’s plan would construct temporary causeways on each side, remove the concrete spans, then remove the gravel, a work sequence he described as the basis for the cost estimate.
Weber said ODOT will advertise for bids beginning April…
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