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Tulare County OKs eminent-domain step to replace century-old Mineral King bridge
Summary
The Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution of necessity to acquire about 0.6 acres of the Haley property and a temporary construction easement to build a new bridge near Mineral King after engineers said the existing 1923 concrete span cannot be rehabilitated.
TULARE — The Tulare County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday adopted a resolution of necessity to begin eminent-domain proceedings to acquire property needed to build a new bridge near Mineral King, saying the existing 1923 span is structurally unsalvageable and that replacement is required to preserve access.
County engineers told the board the Oak Grove/Mineral King bridge shows severe concrete deterioration that cannot be repaired and that a new bridge, set just upstream of the current crossing, will allow continuous access during construction. The board voted unanimously to authorize staff and counsel to proceed with the acquisition and deposit probable compensation.
The county’s Resource Management Agency presentation said the bridge exhibits alkali-silica reactivity and carbonate damage — described in the presentation as forms of “concrete cancer” — and that repair or rehabilitation of…
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