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Benton County approves easement buyouts for multiple bridge replacement projects
Summary
Supervisors approved purchase agreements and temporary easements for bridge replacements on 60 Ninth Street, 20 Sixth Avenue and Sixteenth Avenue, including amounts to property owners and timetable for construction.
The Benton County Board of Supervisors approved purchase agreements and associated temporary and permanent easements to support multiple bridge replacement projects, including work on 60 Ninth Street, a replacement on 20 Sixth Avenue, and a box culvert replacement on Sixteenth Avenue.
County staff described three bridge projects and presented signed or proposed purchase agreements for adjacent property owners. For the 60 Ninth Street bridge replacement, the county recommended purchase agreements totaling $4,375 across three properties: PCW Farmland, LLC — $575 (252 square feet, small parcel); Kevin Miller — $2,505 (7,870 square feet of permanent easement, plus temporary easement and fence replacement cost); and Larry Rutt — $1,295 (6,244 square feet permanent easement plus temporary and construction values). Staff recommended approving the purchase agreements so the project could move forward; supervisors voted to approve the agreements.
Staff said the 60 Ninth Street project would be let for bids with construction anticipated in late summer and into 2026, and that right-of-way work must be completed so the Department of Transportation can include the project on its August letting. On the 20 Sixth Avenue bridge replacement, staff reported the new structure is complete, approaches are finished, and the county prepared Resolution 25-36 to remove a temporary weight embargo on the old bridge location; the board approved the resolution. For a separate box culvert/twin replacement on Sixteenth Avenue, staff presented a signed purchase agreement for the west-side property owner (Vivian) and recommended payment of $1,990 for that parcel; the board approved the payment and agreement.
Staff also discussed a small title/legal-review fee that one property owner requested to be paid for reviewing acquisition paperwork; staff recommended paying the requested fee rather than redesigning to eliminate the tiny acquisition area. Supervisors approved those settlement amounts and instructed staff to finalize paperwork and proceed with the DOT letting process.
