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<h2 style="font-size: 200%;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</h2>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">October 27, 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;">Creasy Springs Road is now fully open as bridge repairs were completed ahead of schedule. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"We appreciate the public's patience for our repair to the bridge and are excited to announce the work was ahead of schedule," Public Works Director David Nichols said. "The bridge was structurally sound but the surface of the bridge required major maintenance." </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Boone Construction </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">installed new wearing surface to repair the surface of the deck, new asphalt transitions and made safety modifications to the guardrails. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">The road and bridge closure, which began </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Oct. 9, </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">was originally scheduled to last 21 days but was completed in 18 days. Bear Creek Trail was also diverted away from going under the bridge but reopened Wednesday.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There is still some work to be done around the bridge. A small section of sidewalk is scheduled to be replaced at each end of the bridge on Oct. 30. Minor delays can be expected while that work is completed but the road and bridge will remain open. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">More details are available online at </span><a href="http://como.gov/PublicWorks/CreasySprings-bridge-maint"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Como.gov/PublicWorks/CreasySprings-bridge-maint</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
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<p><strong>Previous Press Release: October 3, 2017</strong></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=5204</span></p>
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<p><strong>Road, trail closure scheduled on Creasy Springs Road for bridge repair at Bear Creek, Oct. 9-30</strong></p>
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<p><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>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"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." </span></p>
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<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>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Motorists, nonmotorized transportation users and pedestrians are encouraged to plan alternate routes and exercise extreme caution in and around the work zone. </span></p></div>
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