Unrestricted traffic resumes on two Route 458 bridges

12/01/2009
The Douglas County Public Works Department announces that by 5:00 PM, Tuesday, December 1, 2009 two Route 458 bridges located on the southwest side of Clinton Lake will be opened to unrestricted traffic. The two bridges have been restricted to one-lane traffic since August 31, 2009 to accommodate bridge rehabilitation work. The bridges carry Route 458 over the Wakarusa River arm and Rock Creek arm of Clinton Lake. The project involved abutment alterations to remove both expansion joints for the Rock Creek bridge, and to remove one expansion joint and replace one expansion joint for the Wakarusa River bridge. The project included milling each bridge deck, patching deteriorated concrete, and resurfacing each bridge deck with silica fume concrete. The Board of County Commissioners awarded a contract to Wildcat Construction of Topeka for the project. Wildcat Construction submitted the low bid in the amount of $424,512. Douglas County's Capital Improvement Program funded the project.

Related Links:
Douglas County Website - http://www.douglas-county.com
Road & Bridge Closings Map - http://www.douglas-county.com/depts/pw/op/docs/pdf/roadclosings_countywide.pdf

Media Contact:
Keith Browning, Public Works Director
Public Works Department
785-832-5293
browning@douglas-county.com