Crews will begin repairs on nine Lemhi River bridges next week
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The following is a news release from the Idaho Transportation Department.
LEADORE – Nine Lemhi River bridges along Idaho Highway 28 will be rebuilt between April 2018 and October 2019. The first three bridges are scheduled to be replaced starting the week of April 2 between Leadore and Lemhi.
Construction will begin at milepost 101 and end after milepost 105. The bridge replacements will enhance existing structures and provide increased capacity for the river. Roads will be resurfaced and guardrails will be removed and replaced on all three structures.
Additional construction will begin in June 2018 on two bridges southeast of Salmon, at milepost 115 and milepost 125. The remaining four bridges, located between Leadore and Salmon, will be rebuilt in April 2019.
“The nine bridges on the Lemhi River are part of an overall design-build project that includes seventeen bridges throughout Eastern Idaho,”Idaho Transportation Department Engineer said. “We will simultaneously conduct work on multiple bridges at one time to minimize impacts to traffic.”
The transportation department is working with Wadsworth Brothers Construction and Wilson & Company, using a design-build process specifically created to streamline construction, reducing construction time and capital expenditure.
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