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Clinton to seek bids after engineer warns of major repair for Spring Street culvert
Summary
Town engineers and a DOTD veteran described erosion beneath an 8x8 triple-barrel box culvert on Spring Street and recommended constructing a deep towall; council authorized soliciting bids after hearing an initial estimate of about $50,000.
Town engineers told the mayor and aldermen on Feb. 11 that the structure recorded as a bridge on Spring Street is actually an 8x8 triple-barrel box culvert that has eroded beneath the units. Danton Glascock of TDS Land Services described how the culvert was built in pieces that were jacked together and backfilled; DOTD engineer Rim Schmidt (a 30-plus-year veteran) explained that the solution will likely require building a deep towall, drilling and setting rebar cages and extensive dewatering and equipment work.
Glascock said an initial cost estimate for addressing the erosion was about $50,000 and that individual box culvert segments would cost approximately $750 to $1,000 each. Alderman Beauchamp moved to obtain bids for the project; Alderman Morris seconded the motion and it passed. The minutes record the motion to solicit bids; no contract award or funding source was recorded at the meeting.
Council members noted the elevation drop at the work site and described the repair as a complicated, high-cost structure that will require time and equipment. The town will solicit bids and review proposals before deciding on contractor selection or funding arrangements.
