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Workshop Public Meeting Bluefield City Hall WV Department of Transportation Division of Highways State Project S328-BLU/E-1.00 Federal Project BR-0160(001)D Martin Luther King, Jr. Bridge Replacement Mercer County Monday, October 17, 2011 Martin Luther King, Jr. Bridge Replacement STATE PROJECT S328-BLU/E-1.00 FEDERAL PROJECT BR-0160(001)D The existing bridge was built in 1966 by an unknown contractor and currently has a sufficiency rating of 31.3. The bridge is owned by the City of Bluefield. The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH), by way of agreement, inspects the bridge and has established an agreement to use federal bridge replacement funds to replace the bridge. The existing bridge is posted for a 15 ton weight limit and considered to be structurally deficient and functionally obsolete. The purpose of the project is to build a new bridge providing the most suitable and economically feasible alignment, while providing proper railroad clearances. The study has evaluated 5 different alternatives and a no-build alternative. The preferred alternative is #2. Below is a detailed description of all five alternatives. A matrix is attached to this handout detailing the alternatives. Alternative #1- provides a new bridge at its current location with a new three-span bridge estimated to be 175 feet in length, 28 foot clear width, and 20 foot approach slabs. The bridge consists of two 12-foot lanes, 2-foot curb and gutter, and two 5-foot sidewalks. The grade will be raised to meet a minimum vertical railroad clearance of 23 feet above the rails. New piers will be placed in their existing locations. The grade of various streets and driveways will need to be raised to intersect with the new bridge approaches. The intersections will be controlled as they are now. Temporary construction easements are required for right of way. Retaining walls will be constructed on each side of the tracks and intergraded into the abutments. A new retaining wall will be constructed on each side of Mercer Street along the south end of the bridge to avoid encroachment on the gas station and adjacent property. Utility relocations will be significant. Traffic will use the existing street system for a detour during construction. Total estimated cost for alternative 1 is $6,461,000. Alternative #2 (Preferred) - consists of placing a new bridge at its current location with a new single-span bridge estimated to be 147 feet in length and a 28 foot clear width. This will eliminate the piers between the tracks but requires the abutments to be moved closer to the tracks. The bridge will consist of two 12-foot lanes, 2-foot curb and gutter and two 5-foot sidewalks. The grade of the new bridge will be steeper in order to provide minimum vertical railroad clearance. The grade of Pulaski and Roanoke Streets will be raised as well. The intersections will be controlled as they are now. Right of way requirements consist of temporary construction easements for the wider bridge. Retaining walls on each side of the railroad tracks will only need to be reconstructed at the bridge abutments. A new retaining wall will be constructed on each side of Mercer Street along the south end of the bridge to avoid encroachment on the gas station and adjacent property. Utility relocations will be significant. Traffic will use the existing street system for a detour during construction. Estimated total cost for alternative 2 is $6,180,800. Alternative #3- consists of placing a new bridge on a skewed alignment east of its current location and will have steeper vertical grades than the existing bridge. The grade of the new bridge will be raised to meet the minimum vertical railroad clearance of 23 feet. The new bridge will be 175 feet long with a 28 foot clear width. The bridge consists of two 12-foot lanes. 2-foot curb and gutters, and two 5-foot sidewalks. Two piers are needed between the tracks. The grades of Pulaski and Roanoke Streets will be raised. The intersection north of the bridge will be controlled as it is now, but a new signal will be placed at the intersection created by the new bridge. The existing signalized intersection will remain in place. Right of way requires permanent and temporary construction easements. The gas station will be directly impacted and the new alignment will impact properties on the north side of the new bridge. The higher grades of the surrounding roads will require the acquisition of adjacent property. The grade difference between the parking lot northeast of the existing intersection and Roanoke Street will not allow access to Roanoke Street. This may cause the acquisition of the adjacent apartment building. Retaining walls on each side of the railroad tracks will need to be reconstructed and intergraded into the abutments. Utility impacts will be significant. Traffic will be maintained on the existing bridge. Estimated total cost for alternative 3 is $8,862,000. Alternative #4- consists of placing a new bridge in its current location using stage construction, while maintaining the existing structure for traffic. Using staged construction will result in an alignment shift. Alternative 4 proposes a new single-span bridge estimated to be 147 feet in length and having a 30 foot clear width. The bridge will have two 12-foot lanes, two 3-foot curb and gutter sections, and two 5-foot sidewalks. This will eliminated the need for piers, but will move the abutments closer to the railroad tracks. The grade of the new bridge will be steeper to meet the minimum railroad clearance. Due to the alignment shift, the grade on Pulaski Street will need to be raised and will cause impacts to the adjacent sidewalk and properties north of the road. The grade on Roanoke Street will also be raised. The intersections will be controlled as they currently are. Right of way requirements include temporary easements. The retaining wall on the north side of the railroad tracks will be increased and intergraded into the new abutments. A retaining wall will be constructed on each side of Mercer Street along the south end of the bridge to avoid encroachments on the gas station and adjacent properties. Utility relocations will be significant. Estimated total cost for alternative 4 is $7,163,300. Alternative #5- consists of renovating the existing bridge which maintains the existing typical section and the bridge remains functionally obsolete and also remains posted at its current weight restriction plus still considered structurally deficient. Rehabilitation will lengthen the life of the bridge 15 to 20 years in its current condition. Abutment #1 and Pier #1 will need full replacement and a new retaining wall. Traffic will use the existing street system for a detour during construction. Estimated total cost for alternative 5 is $6,240,800. No-Build Alternative- Due to the deteriorating condition of the bridge, the No-Build alternative will eventually result in the permanent closure of the bridge to traffic. Due to the high volume of traffic and location of this bridge, permanent closure is not feasible or recommended. The purpose of this informational workshop public meeting from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. is to afford participants an opportunity to ask questions and state their views and opinions on the bridge replacement project. Your comments are important: comment sheets will be provided at the workshop and one is attached to this handout; they can be dropped in a comment box at the workshop, or mailed to: Gregory Bailey, P.E., Director, Engineering Division West Virginia Division of Highways Capital Complex Building Five, Room 317 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Charleston, West Virginia 25305-0430 Any additional questions or comments can be sent to Sondra Mullins ([email protected]) or Traci Cummings ([email protected]) or visit the WVDOH Website at www.transportation.wv.gov for project information and the opportunity to comment on the project. Comments are due by Thursday, November 17, 2011. This project will be processed as a Categorical Exclusion to clear the Environmental (NEPA) requirement. DATE: Mr. Gregory L. Bailey, P.E. Director, Engineering Division West Virginia Division of Highways State Capitol Complex, Building 5 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Charleston, West Virginia 25305-0430 LOCATION: Bluefield City Hall 200 Rogers Street Bluefield, WV SUBJECT: INFORMATIONAL WORKSHOP PUBLIC MEETING PROJECT: Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge Replacement S328-BLU/E-1.00 BR-0160(001)D Bluefield, WV Mercer County COMMENTS DUE BY Thursday, November 17, 2011 Please consider the following comments: _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ (Please print the following information) NAME: ADDRESS: ORGANIZATION (IF ANY): How did you hear about the Informational Public Meeting? 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