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Committee orders exploratory testing after unexpected deterioration found in Walking Iron Trail bridge footing
Summary
Dane County Public Works and Transportation Committee approved a change order to fund exploratory testing after contractors found deteriorated concrete and reinforcing in a footing for the repurposed 1911 trestle bridge on the Walking Iron Trail. Members warned the project has seen substantial change orders to date.
On Sept. 9, the Dane County Public Works and Transportation Committee approved a change order to perform additional exploratory testing on the Walking Iron Trail bridge after contractors discovered unexpectedly deteriorated conditions in an existing footing.
The change order — described by staff as a testing and investigation phase only — was presented by a county staff member identified in the meeting as Steve. He told the committee the bridge is a repurposed 1911 train trestle and that one of the abutments showed…
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