Input Info. on the Future of the Wooden Bennett Bridge

[fishinwrench]

11 hours ago, oneshot 1 said:

My understanding is they are going to replace it.

They didn't know how to deal with the traffic is the reason it hasn't been replaced. 

oneshot 

Like any other bridge replacement.......You start on it well before the original bridge collapses, so that traffic can continue across it until it's completed.    

Trained engineers have been saying "It's time!" for going on 10 years.   

 

Just like the little bridge in question.......What are they hiring engineers for, if nobody will listen to them, and follow through with their recommendations?

[tjm]

Detour

[gwh]

Saw on the DNR documents that proposed bridge would be elevated above flood level.  Cost $1,400,000 to $3,000,000 and work would not start till fiscal 2026.

[fshndoug]

That bridge estimate sounds like the weather forecast. Temps to be between 30-60 degrees.