Wayne County staff outline design schedule for Rotunda Drive Bridge rehabilitation in Dearborn

Wayne County staff asked the Committee on Public Services to approve a three‑year contract (with a one‑year renewal option) with Wade Trim Associates to provide professional engineering design services for rehabilitation of the Rotunda Drive Bridge over the Rouge River in the City of Dearborn.

Alan Ko, assistant division director of engineering and operations, told commissioners the design work is expected to begin in 2026 and that construction or rehabilitation work is anticipated to follow once designs are complete. Commissioners asked clarifying questions about sequencing and timing; staff confirmed design is scheduled to start in 2026 and that construction work would follow after design completion.

The item was presented as part of routine capital and engineering work before the committee and was included in the vote to approve multiple items on the agenda. CLOSING: The committee approved the agenda package (subject to the procurement documentation contingency later requested for items 2–6).