Action on policy tied to bridge project delayed
Douglas County commissioners Monday delayed acting on a request to waive county purchasing policy to allow the public works department to seek a proposal from Topeka-based engineers Finney & Turnipseed for work on the Lecompton Bridge.
Unanimous approval was needed and Commissioner Jere McElhaney was absent due to illness. The commission will consider the matter Wednesday.
The Lecompton Bridge spans the Kansas River and connects Douglas and Jefferson counties. The bridge’s roadway needs replacing.
Finney & Turnipseed, a Topeka-based firm, designed the existing Lecompton Bridge, which was constructed in 1970, and have conducted other inspections on the bridge.
The bridge project is estimated to cost $4 million. Douglas and Jefferson counties would split the cost of based on property valuations in the two counties. Construction likely would begin in 2007.
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