Council approves purchase of 80‑foot pedestrian bridge for Wolf Creek Park

City engineering staff told council the bridge to be purchased is an 80‑foot pedestrian structure that will replace a deteriorated bridge in Wolf Creek Park where erosion had undermined the supports and made the previous structure unsafe.

Engineering explained the city could either repair the old abutments and retain the existing bridge or purchase an existing bridge that fits the site. Staff recommended purchasing an already-manufactured bridge because it shortens the procurement timeline and lowers cost compared with a full design-bid-build contract. "We could save a few months of procurement time and get a little bit cheaper by buying a bridge that already existed," the presenter said.

Council approved the consent-item purchase agreement and the purchase will move to construction phase with a contractor to install and place the bridge at a later date.