Authority raises concerns about bridge maintenance; staff to notify contractor

Board members raised concerns Aug. 5 about unresolved maintenance and punch-list items on multiple bridges tied to an ongoing authority project and directed staff to notify the contractor. The presiding member said the authority needed to take action because the bridges are the authority's responsibility. "We need to take some action on that. It's our bridges, and we need the maintenance performed on it. So, yes, we'll put them on notice with the letter," the presiding member said during the discussion. Members referred to prior discussion by a person named Greg and to PennDOT inspection items that still needed to be addressed. Sarah, a staff member, noted the outstanding items could be punch-list items from inspections rather than routine maintenance; another member said Greg had characterized them as maintenance items. The group said multiple bridges are involved. The authority did not pass a formal motion during the meeting; the action taken was direction to staff to send a notice letter to the contractor to address the outstanding items. Members noted the matter will remain on future agendas as staff pursues contractor accountability. No timeline or corrective-action plan was finalized at the meeting, and no specific contractor responses were recorded in the meeting transcript.