Audio: Trenton City Administrator, Ron Urton, provides an update on the 17th Street Bridge project
The old 17
th Street Bridge in Trenton was torn down in the summer so the location would have a new one, but there have been delays in the construction project which is now not expected to be finished until next year.
Trenton City Administrator Ron Urton provided an update on the situation.
Delays also included waiting on various approvals from other funding partners on the bridge project, the Union Pacific Railroad, the Missouri Department of Transportation, and the state Community Development Block Grant program. They joined the city of Trenton in financing the project. Trenton has a transportation sales tax to cover its share of the costs.
Audio: Trenton City Administrator Ron Urton on the asphalt plant and new sidewalks
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While Trenton’s asphalt plant produced a large amount of tonnage (25,000 tons) for street work this year, the amount did not include asphalt used in the Highway 6 resurfacing project. The general contractor had its own asphalt plant.
Trenton City Administrator Ron Urton spoke with KTTN.
Before the resurfacing project, and in conjunction with the Department of Transportation, Urton said city officials had a sub-contractor install new and additional sidewalks along the street. At the same time, another company replaced water mains at selected locations.
Before the end of the year, Urton said the city received an inquiry from Orscheln’s Farm and Home regarding their purchase of asphalt for the parking lot at their new store in Trenton.
Trenton Utility Committee addresses tree trimming, transformer replacement
th’s Trenton Utility Committee meeting.
City Administrator/Utility Director Ron Urton reports the electric department crew is working with RS Electric Utility this week to replace the main transformer at the south substation. He says power will not have to be shut off during the replacement. Crews can transfer electricity to the other two substations without interruption.
The tree trimming contractor for the electric department, Asplundh, will start work the week of December 28
th or January 4