Lancaster County OKs salt-shed replacement, bridge repairs and stabilization contracts

Lancaster County commissioners on May 26 approved a set of infrastructure and maintenance contracts that county engineers said are intended to address aging facilities and safety concerns.

County engineer Pam Dingman described plans to replace dome-shaped salt sheds with a concrete-wall/hoop-covered design similar to DOT and city structures; the board approved a Greenfield contract for the Sprague salt shed not to exceed $221,575.11. "We're gonna step away from the dome and this is gonna be similar to what you see in DOT and the city of Lincoln use," Dingman said.

The board also approved a Lobato Construction contract not to exceed $421,225.50 to repair County Bridge H-253 (Canongate overpass in Waverly). Dingman explained the work includes adding approach slabs to improve long-term maintenance and extend the structure's life by an estimated two decades; because the bridge was built with RTSD funds, staff said they will ask RTSD to reimburse eligible approach-slab costs.

County engineers presented an annual soil-stabilization agreement with Eurtec USA for foam injection to stabilize voids and abutments, not to exceed $150,000; the program was described as an effective maintenance approach discovered in 2015. The board approved these contracts and several smaller procurement actions (square steel signposts, Kidwell Electric maintenance and Capital Sanitary supply agreements) during the consent vote.

Taken together, the three larger infrastructure contracts carry a combined not-to-exceed value of roughly $792,800.61 based on the contract figures presented to the board. Commissioners asked questions about project timing, RTSD reimbursement and public coordination; staff said they will continue outreach to affected residents and coordinate regional approvals.