Monday afternoon Marshall County Commissioner Kevin Overmyer stopped by the Jefferson Street Bridge to find out the status closure.
Bart Trester from USI Consultants told the County Commissioners on November 3rd that the bridge should be open by Monday, November 10th.
Overmyer is pushing Beer & Slabaugh to get the project completed knowing the negative affect it has had on businesses on East Jefferson Street.
Last week’s weather delayed completion of the project which was to be 3 to 4 weeks. The project started on October 9th and should have been finished by November 6th.
Overmyer said all concrete work has been completed and on Monday they were sand blasting the bridge and began to seal-coat the bridge surface and the sidewalks.
A major void was discovered under the approach apron and sidewalk on the northwest side of the bridge when the Metronet conduit instillation project started preparations to mount it to the north side of the bridge in September. As a precaution the westbound driving lane was blocked off until work could get started.
Declared an emergency the county took the actions necessary to move the project along without having to do the lengthy bid process.
Monday evening Commissioner Kevin Overmyer said that at least one lane of the bridge, in each direction should be open by the end of the day on Tuesday. He said they are waiting on a concrete stress test prior to opening the entire bridge.
