On Mathe Chippewa County Board of Supervisors voted to endorse Preferred Alternative 1B Modified for the replacement of the Cobban Bridge as shown in the following link to the adopted resolution. If you have comments or questions please contact the Chippewa County Highway Department at (715) 726-7914. The purpose of these meetings was to discuss detailed study alternatives and their impacts, and the selection of a preferred alternative.īelow is a link to the presentation that was given at the public involvement meetings. Any questions regarding this work can be directed to the Chippewa County Highway Department at (715) 726-7914.Ĭhippewa County, in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, held public involvement meetings on January 5th and 6th, 2016 in Cornell and Chippewa Falls to discuss a location study of the Cobban Bridge. The County understands the inconvenience this causes for many area residents, however the safety of our citizens is the County’s top priority. The Highway Department appreciates the public’s cooperation in keeping all motorized and non-motorized traffic off of the Cobban Bridge. No construction date is scheduled at this time.
At this time, there is no scheduled date to re-open the bridge.Ĭhippewa County has submitted an application for Federal replacement funds to construct a new bridge at this location, however a decision on funding is not expected until this Fall. The Chippewa County Highway Department will be conducting further analysis of the steel bridge members and reviewing further options. County Highway Commissioner Brian Kelley, with input from on-staff licensed bridge inspectors and the County Administrator, has made the decision to close the Cobban Bridge. These changes were reviewed by bridge engineers from the Federal Highway Administration and Wisconsin Department of Transportation, with the recommendation being that the County consider closing the bridge. At that time, slight changes to the bridge condition were documented. Annual bridge safety inspections were performed on July 19 and 20, 2017. The County Highway TT Bridge over the Chippewa River, known as the Cobban Bridge, will be closed effective immediately due to safety concerns with the bridge’s fracture critical steel components. Please see the following link for the latest presentation to County Board: The Memorandum of Agreement is complete and can be viewed here: The environmental document is complete and can be viewed here: A rendering of the proposed structure is shown below.50 feet of approach roadway will be reconstructed at both ends the bridge. The new structure will consist of a 5-span bridge with an overall length of 504 feet.Construction project was awarded to Sheet Piling Services, LLC of Custer, WI.CTH TT west of CTH K will be closed to the public because it is the contractor's work zone.
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