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Wayne County engineer says 225th Street bridge rehab finished; more road and culvert work planned
Summary
Engineer Dillon Davenport told the Wayne County Board the rehab of the bridge south of Highway 2 on 225th Street near Promise City is complete, removing weight restrictions and extending the structure's service life at an estimated $100,000 cost. He outlined additional fall projects including culvert lining, shoulder work and a bridge demolition on 245th Street.
Chair Chris Moore called the Wayne County Board of Supervisors meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. on July 22. The board heard a multi-point infrastructure update from County Engineer Dillon Davenport, who said the bridge south of Highway 2 on 225th Street near Promise City was rehabilitated and is now legal with no weight restrictions.
Dillon Davenport, Wayne County engineer, reported the rehabilitation cost about $100,000 and he estimated the work added at least 20 years to the bridge's useful life. Davenport said the county's in-house bridge crew saved the county significant expense, noting a contractor-built replacement would have cost roughly $500,000. Davenport outlined other near-term projects: shoulder pullback on county pavement, full-depth PCC patching, two multiplate culverts that currently have roads closed, and durapatcher work moving from the northwest corner of the county toward areas south of Vetter's. He also said demolition work on the 245th Street bridge should begin next week and the road will remain closed until mid- to late-October.
Davenport provided scheduling details for the culvert-lining effort, which is set to begin Aug. 11 on J46 east of Seymour; he said the contractor expects to line three to six culverts per day. He reported recent severe weather damaged several drainage installations (a failed plastic pipe, a washed-out multiplate) and crews were replacing and inspecting culverts and addressing erosion.
The engineer's presentation framed the county's choice to use in-house crews on larger repairs as a cost-saving measure and explained why some projects will be deferred until fall to prioritize urgent repairs and culvert work. The board took no further action at the meeting beyond receiving the report.
