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Council discusses bridge deck removal, ODOT project and ownership questions
Summary
Council members discussed a bridge deck removal project and whether ODOT or the county will be responsible for replacement and future maintenance; members noted work funded through ODOT and possibly federal funds and that city may ask the county to accept maintenance after completion.
Council members reported the deck of a local bridge has been removed and that work is underway on the bridge sides. A council member said the bridge replacement work is being handled through the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and that federal funds may be involved.
Councilors discussed maintenance responsibility after construction. One council member said the city could approach the county after the project is finished to ask whether the county would assume responsibility for the bridge, but the transcript records that the city currently remains responsible for the structure.
Council members also noted the city previously registered its bridges several years ago and that this is the only bridge the city currently lists as its responsibility. Members discussed coordination with a separate county replacement project on State Street, potential detour planning and the prospect of several overlapping downtown infrastructure projects over the coming years.
No formal votes or directives related to the bridge were recorded in the caucus transcript; the remarks appeared as informational updates and planning discussion during committee reports and new business.
