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KIT BRADSHAW • kit.Uradstiaw!a;scripps.com
Tom Jensen, project manager for the proposed bridge over a fork
of the Loxahatchee River, telis residents about the tentative
plans, and asks for their input during a meeting Tuesday night at
the Tequesta's First Baptist Church.
Hundreds turn out to voice
opinion on Tequesta bridge
BY KIT BRADSHAW bridge."
kit.bradshaw(u,scripps.com Tom Jensen, who ��vill be the
Tequesta residents and those project manager for the new
who live near the bridge that bridge construction said during
spans the North Fork of the the public meeting that they
Loxahatchee River came out in Would pull utilities and put
droves Tuesday night to let Te- thein underwater as part of the
questa Village Council and its construction.
engineering consultants know "This old bridge was built in '
what they wanted from the new 1962 and the height of the ;
bridge. bridge is a big concern," he '
Councilor Jun Humpage said said. "We are also looking at
at the end of the meeting that lane width, landscaping and
the consensus was the village lighting. I
should spent about $2.5 million <«Phere are dif�'erent kincis, '
to replace the bridge, construc- including LED lighting wlder
tion that will take foLU• tnonths, the bridge and lighting as you i
instead of spending $1.8 million approach the bridge," he said.
to repair the bridge. The bridge «�ould have two
The repaired bridge would lanes and a sidewalk on both '
have an estunated life of about sides. Along the sidewalk area
20 years, versus 75 years for a
new concrete bridge. ���ot�ld be a concrete barrier,
"The second thing that was �I�d on top of the concrete
discussecl was whether or not Would be an aluminum barrier.
to raise the bridge," said Hum- This would allow the homes
page. "So the council du�ected near the bridge to still have a i
Town Manager Mike Couzzo to view of the river, but would
get quotes on the new bridge Protect those walking over the
based on leaving it at the level lil'idge.
it is now, raising it two feet Once Couzzo gathers addi-
higher or four feet higher. If we tional information, Hum��age �
go any higher, we'd have visi- said, there will be another pub- i
bility issues at the two intersec- lic meeting, most likely in No-
tions on each side of the veinber.