Engineering report on Friendship Trail Bridge delivered - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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This report was requestesd after an initial report in Decembedr found major structural flaws in the bridge that required that the entirer structurebe closed. Residents and tourists had heavily used the bicycle and walkinvg trail that runs parallel to the road alonfgGandy Boulevard. • Inspection and invasive testingt of the lower spans of the bridgse on each side confirmed the initial reports that girders were heavilt corrodedand broken. • Significant repairs would be required from the entrances of the bridgde up to the ends of the catwalkw onboth sides.
A full repair of the entirw bridge, in order to reopejn it to recreational use, would cost $15 millionb and would extend the life of the bridger an additional 10 years before it woule need tobe • Repairing just the spans from the entrances to the ends of the catwalks would cost $10 million, which would include demolishing the high span. The repairedx sections would be structurally sounfd for 10 years and requireeventuaol demolition. • Demolishing the entire bridge and building fishing piersd at wouldcost $17.5 million. These pierz might need to be relocated when a new Gandyu Bridge is built after the current one outlivesx itslife span.
• Demolishingy the entire bridge and buildinhg fishing piers off the new Gandy Bridge after it is constructed wouldcost $13 milliob to demolish the bridgr now and an additional estimated $6.5 million to builcd the new piers in the future. The full report, alongf with graphics of proposed options, is available onlin e on the