A list of bridges and culverts in Lyon County in need of replacement cleared the first hurdle this morning following a 3-0 approval vote by Lyon County commissioners to place the bridges and culverts on a replacement plan.
The bridges on the list for replacement are bridges on: Road Z, north of Road 340; Road X, north of Road 370; Road 260, east of Road M; G, north of Road 30; Road 30, east of Road J; E, south of Road 60; and Road 82 just east of Road P5.
Fifteen culverts around the county also are on the list for replacement. The approval vote for the replacements means the projects will be assigned project numbers and plans can then be drawn up. It likely will take a couple of years before replacement of the culverts and bridges, Jim Brull of the Lyon County Highway Department said in Wednesday’s commission meeting.
In other business, Lyon County Engineer Chip Woods asked commissioners to approve an additional $12,000 for modification of plans for the bank stabilization project east of Neosho Rapids. The plans were originally drawn up by BG Consultants and will be modified by the same company. It was originally proposed at a FEMA project, but FEMA turned it down because the project is a Federal Aid Route. The Federal Highway Administration has agreed to pay 80 percent of the cost of the bank stabilization, which was estimated at more than $500,000 in 2004, Woods said. For the Federal Highway Administration to aid in the project, however, the plans must be modified to meet their specifications, Woods said. That means additional costs.
“If you want this project, this is the only way we’re going to get it done,” Woods told commissioners.
Commissioners voted 3-0 to fund the modification of the plans for an amount not to exceed $12,000.
Other items on the agenda included:
• Commissioners approved the purchase of a new refrigerator for the Lyon County Courthouse break room for $464.
• Commissioners approved the purchase of 100 chairs for the Lyon County Annex for just over $9,100 for the chairs and four dollies to haul the chairs around.