Deep Creek Loop to lose last small bridge |
| June 25, 2013 |
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Beginning July 15, traffic on Deep Creek Loop
will once again be disrupted as work begins to
replace the last single-lane bridge on its
route. County taxpayers aren't paying directly
for the upgrade, and Boundary County Road and
Bridge crews are working to make the
inconvenience as painless as possible. According to county road supervisor Jeff Gutshall, the project, contacted to Apollo Construction, is expected to last around three months, with traffic to be diverted for the duration. "There will be no temporary bridge or crossing available during this project due to the cost and nature of the project," Gutshall said in a press release. "The creek parallels the road adjacent to the bridge and a retaining wall is required as part of the project and there is neither room to work nor right of way to support a temporary crossing." While county crews will have little involvement in the project itself once the project is designed, crews have been working to improve the route to Highway 95 via Lookout View Road, clearing trees and widening several narrow areas through the canyon to support increased two-way traffic. That project, he said if a project to repair sloughing west of Mirror Lake Golf Course takes place later this year as scheduled, which could close the road for up to three weeks while the bridge replacement project is underway. |