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Neighbors ask board to pull Toro Creek Bridge item over fire-season and access concerns; Public Works defends federal standards
Summary
A resident asked San Luis Obispo County supervisors to pull the Toro Creek Bridge replacement project, calling it an overbuilt 'freeway-style' bridge on a low-use road; Public Works replied the project is fully federally funded, must meet a 20-foot minimum width and is designed to provide heavy-equipment access for firefighting.
A member of the public told the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors on July 8 that the proposed Toro Creek Bridge replacement should be pulled for closer review, arguing the federally funded design would create an oversized two-lane structure at the terminus of a lightly traveled county road and could complicate evacuation and firefighting during high fire season.
Baxter Boyington urged supervisors to remove Item 21 from the consent agenda, saying the…
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