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Engineering warns of urgent slope and bridge repairs; county may seek multimodal funding or eminent domain
Summary
Engineering reported the Stuyvesant Falls bridge remains closed pending a load-rating study and recommended slope stabilization (estimated at about $1.5 million) for an active 400-foot slope; staff said they may seek quicker multimodal funding and discussed using eminent domain to acquire needed right-of-way for a separate bridge alignment.
County engineering staff briefed the committee on a range of infrastructure needs, including closed and at-risk bridges and a moving slope adjacent to a stream that requires stabilization.
Stuyvesant Falls bridge remains closed while a consultant finishes a load-rating study and cost estimates for repairs. Engineering expects the…
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