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Roseburg council authorizes ODOT IGA amendment for Veterans bridge rehab, asks staff to press SHPO on paint color
Summary
The council authorized an amendment to the city's intergovernmental agreement with ODOT to advance the Stewart Park Drive (Veterans) bridge rehabilitation and secure federal funds. Councilors voted to proceed on the design and bid timeline but also asked staff to press the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) to reconsider a requested return to the bridge's original black paint.
Roseburg City Council on April 22 authorized a requested amendment to the intergovernmental agreement with the Oregon Department of Transportation to move forward with rehabilitation work on the Stewart Park Drive South (Veterans) bridge, a 1933 cantilever truss structure cited by staff as in need of urgent repair.
Public Works staff told the council the bridge currently carries a low sufficiency rating and has a posted load rating of about 12 tons. Staff said designers are working to improve the rating, with a target of at least 22 tons so city fire apparatus can cross the structure. The rehabilitation scope includes deck repairs, strengthening pin‑and‑hanger connections, replacing a timber walkway, adding an…
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