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County engineers describe flood damage and bridge repairs after inspections; low-cost deck treatments recommended for several spans
Summary
A consultant presented results of countywide bridge inspections after recent flooding, identifying four bridges in poor condition, several candidates for epoxy deck sealing, and a small number of bridges likely to require replacement or removal. The county also received a small FEMA reimbursement for emergency work.
Vanessa Victor, a bridge inspector with Altaic (consulting firm), presented the county’s recent bridge inspection results and damage assessment after this year’s flooding. Victor told commissioners the firm inspected the county’s larger structures on a two-year cycle and that the inspection inventory this round included roughly 60 structures that meet federal inspection thresholds.
Victor said four structures were graded in the poorer condition categories and four were in the “fair” category. She recommended preventive maintenance such as epoxy deck seal for multiple structures and noted that epoxy sealing or a low-slab overlay can extend life and delay more costly replacement. “If we're looking to bridge and it has a bad deck, obviously we want to fix that deck before we have all the work…
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