County engineering warns of $1.5M slope-stabilization need, discusses multiple bridge projects
Engineering presented options for closed and at-risk bridges and reported a slope-stabilization estimate of about $1.5 million for a 400-foot section of failing slope; officials said they may seek multimodal or emergency funding rather than a multiyear STIP application.
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The county's engineering official briefed supervisors on multiple transportation projects, including the continued closure of the Stuyvesant Falls Bridge pending a consultant load rating and a public informational meeting on Rosslyn Road Bridge scheduled for March 10. On Buckwheat Ridge the office is working on realignment options and will need to acquire right-of-way; S3 said the county may have to use eminent-domain powers if the property owner refuses to cooperate because state and federal funds require owned right-of-way.
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