County announces upcoming closure of Deer Creek bridge
Construction of new bridge to begin April 9th

 

[April 08, 2019] 

LINCOLN 

The Logan County Highway Department will be replacing the Deer Creek bridge on Primm Road near Lincoln. The bridge is located about one mile south of Lincoln Community High School.

Tree removal on the project has already begun. The road will be closed to traffic starting Tuesday April 9th. The road will be closed for most of 2019.

The existing bridge was built in 1968. The bridge deck and the sub-structure have significant deterioration. The bridge was temporarily closed in 2013. Repairs were made, and the bridge was re-opened with a posted weight limit.

Logan County submitted numerous funding applications for this project. In 2014, the project was awarded more than $1.7M from the Illinois Major Bridge Program.

The project was awarded to Freesen, Inc., located in Springfield, Illinois. The low bid on the project was $1,921,913. Logan County will use local property tax funds for our share of the project.

This is a large project for Logan County. The bridge will be completely replaced and the Salt Springs ditch will be re-located further away from the road. This will result in a much safer roadway. After the bridge is constructed, new asphalt will be placed to match into the resurfacing project completed a few years ago.

Cooperation and patience is always appreciated during the construction season as we continue to improve the safety of our roads and bridges. Status of our local construction projects can be found on the News & Closures page of the County Highway Department website. https://logancountyil.gov/highway

[Bret A. Aukamp
Logan County Engineer]