{"id":67073,"date":"2023-12-28T09:50:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T17:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/city-of-kent-plans-to-repaint-repave-meeker-street-bridge-in-summer\/"},"modified":"2023-12-28T09:50:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T17:50:00","slug":"city-of-kent-plans-to-repaint-repave-meeker-street-bridge-in-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/city-of-kent-plans-to-repaint-repave-meeker-street-bridge-in-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Kent plans to repaint, repave Meeker Street bridge in summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Meeker Street bridge across the Green River in Kent will get a new coat of paint and repaved road in the summer of 2024 to help keep the structure in shape for years to come.<\/p>\n

The city of Kent is expected to advertise for bids early in the year for the estimated $4.5 million to $5 million project for repainting of the bridge, minor bridge repairs and repaving of the roadway deck, according to city Public Works officials.<\/p>\n

Drivers will face temporary detours when the major work is underway.<\/p>\n

“We plan to be under construction this summer and finished in late fall,” said Chad Bieren, city Public Works director, in a Dec. 26 email. “We will need to close the road completely while the main portions of the painting and deck rehabilitation are completed this summer.”<\/p>\n

A full bridge closure for the painting and deck repair will occur for about an eight-week period during the summer construction season, according to the city’s website.<\/p>\n

“More information on timing will be released as the work progresses this spring,” Bieren said. “Detour routes will be established to provide access to businesses and residences.”<\/p>\n

The bridge provides a major access point to Kent from the Kent Des Moines Road, aka State Route 516, to West Meeker Street.<\/a> The city’s Riverbend Golf Complex and the large Ethos Apartments sit just east of the bridge. It is a popular commuting route. Just west of the bridge, the average daily traffic count is 18,900 vehicles with 4% truck traffic, according to city documents.<\/p>\n

The need for paint is obvious with rust spots clearly showing corrosion. The bridge was built in 1958.<\/p>\n

The City Council in January 2023 approved a $352,519 consultant agreement with Bellevue-based TranTech Engineering to develop design plans, specifications and cost estimates for the bridge repainting and deck resurfacing work, according to city documents.<\/p>\n

The company will perform structural and loading analysis; design of paint containment and work platforms for the bridge; lead paint analysis and remediation design; design of structural steel spot repairs; and deck pavement design.<\/p>\n

Once the plans are finalized, the city will put the project out to bid and TranTech will provide bid support services, according to city documents.<\/p>\n

Federal grants will cover most of the costs.<\/p>\n

“We have two federal grants that will cover $4.2 million of the project cost,” Bieren said. “One grant is for repainting the steel superstructure and the other is for rehabilitating the bridge deck.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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