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Lancaster County approves appraisals, bridge and maintenance contracts tied to South 68th federal-aid project
Summary
The Board approved appraisal, appraisal-review and repair contracts to advance a federal-aid road project on South 68th Street, plus related infrastructure work including bridge H253 repairs; county staff said right-of-way purchase and federal timelines have delayed the project.
Lancaster County commissioners on Tuesday approved a package of contracts and maintenance agreements tied to a federal-aid road improvement on South 68th Street between Firth Road and Stagecoach Road and related county infrastructure needs.
Don Hoffer of Lancaster County Right-of-Way told the board the federal-aid project requires both appraisals and appraisal reviews before right-of-way acquisition can proceed, and the board approved an appraisal-review agreement with RL Keith Consulting for $43,860 and a contract with Kubert Appraisal Group for $134,300 to complete appraisals and acquisitions. "We're doing a big road project on South 68th Street Firth Stagecoach and with that federal funding it requires us to reach out and get appraisal and appraisal review services for the project," Hoffer said.
County Engineer Pam Dingman described project delays caused by a federal government shutdown and an MPO meeting that lacked a quorum; Dingman urged commissioners the county "is moving along absolutely as fast as we can." Dingman and Hoffer emphasized that right-of-way must be purchased before the county can bid the project.
The board also approved a $421,225.50 contract with Lobato Construction LLC to repair Bridge H253 (the Cannon Gate overpass near Waverly), work Dingman said will add approach slabs and stabilize bridge approaches to extend the structure's life by roughly 20 years. "This bridge was constructed in the '80s... what we're doing is we're going back and we're adding [approach slabs] to the structure," Dingman said, adding the county will request reimbursement from the Regional Transportation System Development (RTSD) for approach-slab costs because the bridge was built with RTSD funds.
Other infrastructure approvals included a not-to-exceed $221,575.11 construction contract with Greenfield for the first of four replacement salt sheds in the Sprague district shop and a not-to-exceed $150,000 contract with Uretek USA for the county's annual foam-injection soil stabilization program, which Dingman said the county has used since 2015 to stabilize voids at abutments.
All motions related to these contracts carried on roll call. Commissioners and staff framed the approvals as necessary steps to keep federally funded work on schedule and to maintain county assets while seeking reimbursements where applicable.
Next steps: staff will proceed with appraisals and right-of-way acquisitions needed to advance the South 68th Street federal-aid project and pursue RTSD reimbursement where eligible.
