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District declares emergency after discovery of failing culvert on Old Ridge Road
Summary
Inspectors found a severely deteriorated corrugated culvert near the 300 block of Old Ridge Road; the board declared an emergency and authorized solicitation of engineering and construction proposals to design and repair the structure.
Chair opened the meeting and the board discussed a collapsing culvert on Old Ridge Road that staff described as heavily corroded and partially collapsed, creating a sinkhole near the sidewalk.
Staff member (voice 3) summarized onsite findings and recommended immediate action: "This is bad ... it needs to be addressed sooner rather than later," and asked the board to declare an emergency to accelerate engineering and construction work. Staff reported that preliminary stabilization had been done at the opening but the full extent is unknown and that an engineering plan from Wessler or similar will be required to scope repairs.
The board voted to declare an emergency for the culvert on the 300 block of Old Ridge Road and authorized staff to solicit emergency proposals for engineering and construction. Board members emphasized public-safety concerns and the need to coordinate timing with adjacent bridge work to manage traffic impacts.
Next steps: staff will request an engineering scope and cost estimate from on-call firms and return to the board with proposals; the board authorized soliciting proposals immediately so staff can report recommendations at the next meeting.
The board acted by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.
