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Engineer: grass fire damaged timber bridge; replacement possible in 2027 if county funds found
Summary
After a major grass fire, county engineers reported timber damage to a local bridge and estimated replacement costs in the mid-hundreds of thousands; officials said federal highway bridge funds could cover replacement but using them would delay other projects, and full replacement could realistically occur in summer 2027 if funded locally.
County engineer Laura Severs updated the Board of Supervisors on bridge damage caused by a recent large grass fire and described repair-versus-replacement tradeoffs.
Severs said the bridge’s wooden back wall and deck were heavily damaged and that heat had warped some steel components. She reviewed the county’s 10-year…
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