County hires engineering firm for Old Town Road bridge project
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Nancy Marks, Reporter
Nancy Marks: MT43 News Secretary and News Editor |
County hires engineering firm for Old Town Road bridge project
Nancy Marks
Reporter
The Broadwater County Commission has hired Stahly Engineering & Associates, Helena, to design and administer the construction of a replacement bridge over the Jefferson River on Old Town Road near Three Forks.
The bridge is one of two ancient one-lane bridge crossings of the Jefferson on Old Town Road about two miles north of Three Forks. Both have been closed for several years and both are in Gallatin County. Because both are heavily used by Broadwater County residents, Broadwater is partnering with Gallatin to replace them.
Broadwater is responsible for the replacement of the west bridge while Gallatin is for the east bridge. The two counties have contracted separately with Stahly.
Broadwater commissioners approved their contract with Stahly at the commission’s July 12 weekly meeting following an update on the project given by Commissioner Darrel Folkvord. He said Stahly’s $224,500 fee will be paid from federal PILT funds held by the county for special projects.
In a statement about the project, Stahly Engineering said it has completed design and construction administration on over 50 bridges in the last 10 years. “Our bridge team has become a valuable asset to many Montana county road and bridge departments, assisting with preparation of bridge inventories, inspection of bridges, management of emergency bridge replacement, funding, design, and construction inspection.”
The schedule calls for construction to start in July 2024 and be completed in the first quarter of 2025.
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