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Road and Bridge director: Hidden culvert at Hot Creek forces change order; several bridges delayed by environmental reviews
Summary
Bonner County Road and Bridge Director Tom reported an unrecorded culvert at Hot Creek requiring a $45,000 change order (LTAC to cover $40,000, county $5,000), warned of short closures and reroutes, and said several major bridge projects face timing and funding shifts due to environmental review and design timelines.
Tom, Road and Bridge director, told commissioners at the May 11 monthly update that pile driving at Hot Creek Bridge has finished on one side and crews uncovered a previously buried culvert that still conveys water and must be replaced. "They want $45,000 to take that out," Tom said, adding that LTAC will pay $40,000 and the county would be responsible for $5,000.
Tom said crews will try to perform removal work in the evenings or on a weekend and set detours and signage to keep traffic moving; brief closures limited to emergency vehicles might be necessary when crews tie trenches together. He characterized the change-order approach as the cheaper…
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