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Council gives direction to negotiate use of water-plant land for MDOT bridge contractor staging
Summary
Brighton staff briefed council on a proposal from the MDOT bridge contractor (CA Hull) to stage equipment at the city's water-plant property during a two-year bridge reconstruction project; council supported beginning formal negotiations with conditions to prohibit hazardous materials and require site restoration.
City staff presented a proposal on Feb. 11 to allow CA Hull (the MDOT contractor for the I-96 diverging-diamond interchange bridge rehabilitation) to use a portion of the Brighton water-plant property as a staging and storage yard for construction materials.
Why it matters: The staging site would help the contractor stage steel forms, sheet piling, trailers and other construction material less than a mile from the work zone, which staff said could reduce truck travel on public roads while providing the city some passive rental income and improvement work to the plant site.
What staff described
- Use and materials: Staff said the contractor would store non-hazardous…
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