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Council advances funding for Stimpson, Richland and Strouds Run bridge projects; planners promise maintained traffic flow during Stimpson work
Summary
Council read ordinances to fund rehabilitation of the Stimpson Avenue bridge and to authorize design and repairs for Richland and Strouds Run bridges. The Stimpson rehabilitation carries an estimated $5.3 million authorization and will include a separated shared‑use path; officials said traffic flow will be maintained during construction.
Athens City Council reviewed ordinances on Jan. 21 to advance work on three bridge projects: a full rehabilitation of the Stimpson Avenue bridge and design/maintenance work on the Richland Avenue and Strouds Run bridges.
Ordinance 08‑25 would amend 2025 appropriations and authorize engineering and construction for the Stimpson Avenue Bridge rehabilitation (project number 358). The ordinance text shown in council reads as authorization to expend up to $5,300,519 — $4,470,590 from a small cities ODOT fund and $830,000 from the street rehabilitation fund — to replace the bridge deck and parapets, rehab and paint beams, repair abutments, install decorative lighting, and add a separated shared‑use path on the…
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