8.3 Relocate Lakewood Bridge
CITY OF SALINA
REQUEST FOR CITY COMMISSION ACTION
DATE
11/4/02
TIME
4:00 P.M.
AGENDA SECTION:
NO,
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT:
APPROVED FOR
AGENDA:
8.
ITEM
NO.
3
Engineering & Gene..?rvices
BY: Shawn O'Lea:~
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BY:
ITEM
Resolution of endorsement for the restoration and relocation of the existing Lakewood Truss
Bridge (Old Smoky Hill River Bridge) and authorize staff to submit an application for a
Transportation Enhancement grant.
BACKGROUND
On August 26, 2002, the City Commission approved a supplemental design contract with Olsson
Associates of Omaha, Nebraska to design the restoration and relocation of the existing
Lakewood Drive 1887 Vintage Steel Truss Bridge in Lakewood Park just North of Iron Avenue.
Olsson Associates has been assisting in city staff in preparation of the grant application for the
bridge project. The preliminary cost estimate for this project is $250,000. Most of the costs for
this project are due to the lead paint abatement for the existing bridge.
This bridge has a very interesting and storied history. The Lakewood Park Bridge that is today
located at the south entrance to Lakewood Park has stood on its present site since 1964. The
1 ~ lane steel through-truss bridge with a 16 ft. by 98 ft. wood deck, was originally constructed
over the Smoky Hill River Channel on North Ohio Street, near Riverside Drive in 1887. The
bridge is protected from demolition or relocation without a review by the Heritage Commission
by a Conservation District Ordinance adopted in 1997. Relocation and reuse of the bridge could
mitigate its replacement at the present Lakewood site. If plans allow for its relocation and reuse
at the new Lakewood Middle School, as a pedestrian bridge near Elm Street, it would likely
stand within a few hundred feet of its original and historic location.
With the design of the new bridge on Lakewood Drive, the plans indicated that the existing
bridge would be removed and relocated on-site. The KDOT and the Kansas State Historical
Society became concerned that there were no plans for the restoration of this historic bridge.
Essentially, the Historical Society informed city staff that without a plan in place to relocate and
restore the existing bridge, that the historical eligibility could be in jeopardy,
City staff in cooperation with the Olsson Associates is now preparing an application packet for
Transportation Enhancement (TE) funding for Preservation of Historic Transportation Facilities
(80/20 federal grant funding). The TE funding requires submittal of preliminary design
documents be submitted with the application. This application packet must be postmarked no
later than November 8, 2002. Successful projects will be announced in May 2003. The grant,
if received, would provide funds for FFY 2004 and 2005.
CITY OF SALINA
REQUEST FOR CITY COMMISSION ACTION
DATE
11/4/02
TIME
4:00 P.M.
AGENDA SECTION:
NO.
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT:
APPROVED FOR
AGENDA:
ITEM
NO,
Engineering & Gen,:,~rvices
BY: Shawn O'Le~
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BY:
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The application guidelines state that formal endorsement from the City Commission is essential
to selection of the project for grant funding. The guidelines also recommend that letters of
endorsement be obtained from USD 305, Chamber of Commerce, and the local Heritage
Commission. Staff is in receipt of these endorsement letters and will include them in the
application submittal.
If approved, funds for this bridge restoration and relocation project will be allocated from the
2004 Capital Improvement Program. In addition to assisting staff in meeting the November 8,
2002 grant application deadline, Olsson Associates is assisting in researching other potential
grant opportunities. The existing bridge is scheduled for replacement beginning in October,
2003. If funding is obtained to restore the historic bridge, that project would begin construction
in 2004 to coincide with the other bridge project.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Commission adopt Resolution No. 02-5886 endorsing the project
and committing to the 20% minimum local match funding and maintenance obligations regarding
the rehabilitated and relocated Lakewood Drive bridge,
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