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Alamogordo officials say 10th Street bridge is unsafe; city outlines $150M+ infrastructure program
Summary
City leaders disclosed a previously known 2019 engineering report and a six‑inch gap found during recent milling on the 10th Street bridge, and senior project staff presented an overview of roughly 52 city infrastructure projects ranging from water tanks to zoo bathrooms.
Alamogordo acting City Manager Stephanie Hernandez told the City Commission on Jan. 28 that a contractor discovered a six‑inch gap in the 10th Street bridge during recent milling, and that a 2019 Terracon report had previously identified the structure as needing replacement.
Hernandez said the city’s 2023 grant application covered maintenance, not replacement, which is why the current scope omitted deeper structural work: “When we applied for the grant in 2023, the grant focused on maintenance of the bridge and not replacement of the bridge,” she said. She added the city now accepts ownership of the problem and will move to “rectify the situation.”
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