Bettendorf committee clears consent item to replace deteriorating deck at 50 Third and Crow Creek

The Bettendorf City Committee placed a resolution on the consent agenda to approve an agreement for replacement of the deck at the bridge located at 50 Third and Crow Creek.

Public Works Director Brian/Bridal Schmidt described the structure as about 27 years old and built in three sections with differing deck technologies. He told the committee one section—the eastern portion—has begun showing failures and that the city's regular bridge inspector, identified in the record as IMEG (spelled IMAG in one line of the transcript), "deemed that it was time to replace this particular section," according to Schmidt.

Schmidt said the bridge was originally constructed with portions of traditional concrete and rebar, a center span with glass-reinforced polymer rebar, and an eastern section with fiber-reinforced polymer deck panels under an asphalt overlay. After testing alternative materials, Schmidt said the city prefers returning to a traditional reinforced concrete deck. He also described the work as funded through a grant and stated, "I think it was 100%," phrasing the funding level as his understanding rather than an administratively confirmed amount.

Committee members asked for clarification about methods; the presiding official acknowledged the prior experimental approach and the committee moved to place the agreement on tomorrow night's consent agenda as item B. The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote ('Aye'); no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.

The resolution before the committee would authorize the agreement for the deck replacement project; the committee did not take further substantive action during this meeting beyond moving the item to the consent calendar. The item will return for formal consideration on the published agenda.