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<br /> 178 E 9TH STREET | SUITE 200 | SAINT PAUL, MN | 55101 | 651.286.8450 | WSBENG.COM March 28, 2023 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />City of Hugo <br />14669 Fitzgerald Avenue North <br />Hugo, MN 55038 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: Bridge Discussion – Forest Road Bridge (Bridge # L8186) and <br />Fable Hill Bridge (Bridge # 82532) <br /> City of Hugo, MN <br />WSB Project No. 021008-000 <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Mayor and Council, <br /> <br />Engineering and Public Works staff has been discussing options for two bridges (Fable Hills <br />Bridge and Forest Road Bridge). Fable Hills Bridge has a timber deck that has boards being <br />damaged and falling off. It also has some steel corrosion due to the treated timber. Since the <br />bridge is only 20-years old and has a Local Planning Index (measurement of the bridge condition <br />on a 1-100 point scale) of 74, that limits funding sources. Funding sources become available at <br />an LPI of 60 or lower. Staff will continue annual inspections on this bridge as required due to <br />fracture critical status (meaning if one member fails the bridge fails) and evaluate maintenance <br />options. Below of the photo of the Fable Hills Bridge. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Forest Road Bridge is another bridge we have discussed. This Bridge is more than 100 years old <br />and is a single lane bridge with spalling and exposed rebar. Staff believes this is a bridge that <br />needs to be replaced for safety reasons and is eligible for state bridge bonds due to its LPI rating <br />of 43. Bridge bonds would cover 100% of the construction costs of the bridge itself, but minor <br />approach work and engineering would not be covered. There are currently on the bridge bond <br />list, which requires engineering to be complete, so that when funds become available, shovel <br />ready projects can move forward. Photos of the bridge are shown below: <br />