Plans continue to unfold on how to repair the new Rocky Ford bridge deck.
Issues went public during the Lyon County Commission meeting last week when County Engineer Wayne Scritchfield said rebar was poking through the new concrete deck in spots, following the decking process in early April. The potential cause or causes haven’t been confirmed. Assistant County Engineer Jim Brull says the Highway Department is consulting with an engineer and project contractor on potential ways to handle the situation.
This is the first reported significant construction issue for the new bridge, which is replacing the longstanding bridge erected in 1907. The old bridge, alternately known as the Bird Bridge as the site of the Sandra Bird murder in 1983, is getting shut down to vehicle traffic but will remain in place.
