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Blue Earth County discusses dam removal options, bridge foundations and agency support for natural channel stabilization
Summary
Public works staff briefed the board on bridge prioritization and project closeouts and provided an extensive update on a dam-removal and river-stabilization project, reporting that state and federal agencies provided letters supporting a natural channel stabilization approach while engineering work continues.
Ryan Till, Blue Earth County's public works and engineering director, presented several action and information items on Sept. 9, including a prioritized list of bridges for replacement and final payments on multiple state-aid road projects. The board approved an updated bridge replacement resolution and final contract payments for several state-aid projects by voice vote.
Till provided a multi-agency update on a proposed dam removal and bridge replacement project, summarizing coordination with MnDOT state-aid bridge staff, Barr Engineering, TKDA, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), the Minnesota…
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