Project Update May 2024

Staff has been reviewing rehab and replacement options with many historic agencies. These include Corp of Engineers, State Historic Preservation Office, and MnDOT Cultural Resources Unit. We are getting close to a memorandum of understanding related to a full replacement of the bridge. This MOU would detail how to document the existing bridge before replacement (photos and notes) and that a informational board would be required near the bridge. Staff hopes to have the MOU signed in the next few months. After the MOU is completed, staff will ask the Heritage Preservation Commission to review a certificate of appropriateness (COA). After the COA is complete, staff will start applying for grant funding to assist with paying for the project. Thanks