Engineers taking first steps toward designing new Oxford bridge
OXFORD – The Village of Oxford is taking the first steps towards replacing its truss bridge, which has been in use for nearly 53 years.
The subsoil analysis was completed by ATL and it recommends the use of mini-piles for the foundation based on the presence of several boulders in the soil, said Project Manager David L. Kennicutt. Kennicutt works for Delta Engineers, who have been evaluating the condition of the current bridge and will be responsible for the technical supervision of construction of a new one.
Kennicutt also said, “Two alternative models are being investigated.” The group recommends the new bridge be slightly aligned downstream because it offers certain advantages in construction.
Chenango County Public Works Director Randy W. Gibbon said, “The project is coming along well and the time table should bet met; construction probably beginning either late this year or in 2008.”
The bridge received a major overhaul in 1990; the county recently had to perform emergency repairs. The bridge is regularly inspected but the damage found at the last inspection in 2005 was seriously worse than predicted. “The severity of this snuck up on everybody. The way these are designed, it can be difficult to tell the actually extent of the damage. When the damage does become obvious, it is often worse than it appears and these things will get exponentially worse in a short amount of time,” said Kennicutt.
The expected cost of building a new bridge will be $2.4 million. Federal aid is expected to cover 80 percent of the cost. “It’s pretty much a given,” said Gibbon. The state also offers aid, but it can vary between 15 and 5 percent. “This is not a guarantee, but typically we have been paying for 5 percent or a bit more of these projects in the past, but we can’t really know for sure,” he said.
The subsoil analysis was completed by ATL and it recommends the use of mini-piles for the foundation based on the presence of several boulders in the soil, said Project Manager David L. Kennicutt. Kennicutt works for Delta Engineers, who have been evaluating the condition of the current bridge and will be responsible for the technical supervision of construction of a new one.
Kennicutt also said, “Two alternative models are being investigated.” The group recommends the new bridge be slightly aligned downstream because it offers certain advantages in construction.
Chenango County Public Works Director Randy W. Gibbon said, “The project is coming along well and the time table should bet met; construction probably beginning either late this year or in 2008.”
The bridge received a major overhaul in 1990; the county recently had to perform emergency repairs. The bridge is regularly inspected but the damage found at the last inspection in 2005 was seriously worse than predicted. “The severity of this snuck up on everybody. The way these are designed, it can be difficult to tell the actually extent of the damage. When the damage does become obvious, it is often worse than it appears and these things will get exponentially worse in a short amount of time,” said Kennicutt.
The expected cost of building a new bridge will be $2.4 million. Federal aid is expected to cover 80 percent of the cost. “It’s pretty much a given,” said Gibbon. The state also offers aid, but it can vary between 15 and 5 percent. “This is not a guarantee, but typically we have been paying for 5 percent or a bit more of these projects in the past, but we can’t really know for sure,” he said.
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