JeffCo County Council OKs Engineering Services for Three Bridge Projects
Date Posted: June 16, 2025
Posted In: Projects,
From Leader Publications: Three aging, damaged bridges in the western portion of Jefferson County will be restored in the coming years to maintain safety standards.
The Jefferson County Council voted 6-0 May 27 to approve three engineering contracts for projects to preserve bridges on Twin River Road in the Eureka portion of Jefferson County, on Cedar Hill Road in Cedar Hill and Browns Ford Road in Dittmer. Councilman Scott Seek (District 5, Festus) was absent from the meeting.
The major bridge repair projects are made possible through the Federal Highway Administration’s Surface Transportation Block Grant Program, facilitated through the regional East-West Gateway Council of Governments, according to Jefferson County Public Works Director Jason Jonas.
Through the grant, 80 percent of the costs of repairing the bridges will be covered with federal funding, and the county will cover the remaining 20 percent of the costs with part of its share of revenue from a 1/2-cent sales tax for roads and bridges.
Construction for each of the bridge projects is slated to begin in January 2029 and be completed in May of that year, according to Public Works documents.
Twin River Road bridge
ABNA Engineering Inc. of St. Louis will be paid $245,112.22 to provide engineering services, including planning, surveying and construction design for the Twin River Road bridge. Eighty percent, or $196,089.78, will be covered by the federal grant, and 20 percent, or $49,022.44, will be paid through the county’s 1/2-cent road and bridge sales tax.