Colorado
Work begins to replace 17 bridges in Southern Colorado
Seventeen getting older bridges throughout 5 southern Colorado counties are set to get replaced within the coming months, in accordance with the Colorado Division of Transportation.
All 17 of these buildings are rated in poor situation, in accordance with Michelle Puelen, a spokesperson for CDOT.
“Poor situation doesn’t essentially imply the bridge is crumbling or going to break down,” she mentioned. “What it means is it’s reached its life span most.”
Puelen mentioned CDOT displays about 3,500 bridges throughout Colorado. The 17 being changed all have a element of wooden inside their construction. A lot of components are likely to age a bridge, together with climate and the quantity of visitors it sustains. Wooden tends to put on and age a bit quicker than different constructing supplies, in accordance with Puelen.