The
"sound wall" located around the I-94 and Telegraph Road bridge is
scheduled to be repaired soon, with equipment arriving on site either this week
or next.
The
Michigan Department of Transportation was in Taylor earlier this week for a
public hearing on the matter, held at the Taylor Sportsplex. Adam
Penzenstadler, MDOT projects and contracts administration engineer, said the
department has scheduled the work. It is required to repair the cracking
and deterioration that is occurring around the top of the posts of the current
sound barrier. That wall was built in 2010. The cracking has been caused
by fabrication methods that did not meet contract specifications when the
barrier was installed. There are no structural problems with the wall, but the
renovations will eliminate the cracking that is occurring near the top of the
pillars.
The
original contractor was found in default, according to MDOT officials, and an
insurance company settlement will be used to fund repairs by a new contractor.
According to MDOT, Z Contractors, a firm specializing in bridge and concrete
construction, will do the work. The project will cost about $750,000 and the
resulting new barrier should be good for at least 30 years.
Contractors
will be working five days a week, between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., through early next
year.
They
will be working from the roadways out, so residents should not see much
activity.
Look
for further updates here at www.cityoftaylor.com as they become available.
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