Deer Creek Bridge Project on Primm Road moving along nicely
County Engineer hopes for good fall weather

 

[September 24, 2019] 

Progress continues to be made on the Deer Creek bridge replacement on Primm Road. The project is located 1 mile south of Lincoln Community High School, and the road has been closed since early April.

Rainy weather in late Spring caused flooding at the project site. The original bridge was removed, but construction on the new bridge could not start until the flood waters receded. After that initial setback with the project, the Contractor has continued to make steady progress. The weather has been very good for bridge construction for most of the summer.

The entire area has been re-graded to allow for better water flow. The piers and abutments have been constructed. And, most of the riprap has already been placed. Steel beams were placed in early September.

August 26, 2013

The Contractor is currently building the forms for the concrete bridge deck. At this point, we are planning to pour the concrete bridge deck in early October.

We are hoping for continued good weather into the Fall as we finish up the bridge work. The roadway approaches will be constructed with asphalt. That work is temperature dependent, and late Fall is not always a good time to place asphalt.

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. They submitted the low bid on the project of $1,921,913. Logan County is using local property tax funds for our share of the project.

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

[Bret A. Aukamp
Logan County Engineer]