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Staff outlines $850,000 estimate to repair desert bridge using noninvasive pile wrap
Summary
Staff reported on a pilot project testing a noninvasive pile‑wrapping technique and said a Phoenix firm proposed $850,000 to repair the bridge; work timing depends on environmental permits and the district's year‑end fund balance.
Staff member (S3) told the meeting the district ran a pilot using a noninvasive wrap around bridge piles and is considering a firm's full proposal. "It's at $850,000 to fix that structure," S3 said, adding the approach is faster and less destructive than alternative methods and could be applied to similar small bridges in the desert.
S3 said the district is awaiting an updated fund balance at the end of September and noted a possible expired permit that could affect sequencing: "we have a permit that's expired," S3 said, and the next steps include exploring whether the work can be bifurcated so piles are wrapped first and other portions addressed later. S3 also told the board the bridge program could require more than a single funding cycle and that staff will coordinate environmental steps before moving forward.
