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<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">October 3, 2017</p>
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<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display:inline;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Columbia Public Works announced on Oct. 3</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">that Boone Construction plans to close the bridge at Bear Creek on Creasy Springs Road beginning Monday, Oct. 9 for repairs to the bridge deck. </span></p>
<p>This will result in a total road closure at the bridge until Oct. 30, weather permitting. The trail under the bridge will also be closed during this time; however, the trail will be open for the Bear Creek Half Marathon on Oct. 14.</p>
<p>"These repairs are greatly needed to extend the life and improve the safety of this bridge," Engineering Manager Richard Stone said. "The full closure is necessary to be able to make these repairs safely and efficiently. We understand and apologize for the inconvenience, but options are limited for these types of bridge repairs." </p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Repair of the bridge includes a new deck, guardrail modifications and asphalt overlay for a portion of the road. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is a maintenance project to repair the deck of an existing bridge. The estimated investment will be approximately $135,000.</span></p>
<p>Motorists, nonmotorized transportation users and pedestrians are encouraged to plan alternate routes and exercise extreme caution in and around the work zone.</p>
<p><strong>Resources:</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://www.como.gov/publicworks/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2017/10/detour-map-road-bridge-repair-2017.pdf"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Trail Detour Map</span></a></p>
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