Crews to set piers on new lake bridge

Saturday, December 15, 2012

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The new Hurricane Deck bridge on Missouri 5 in Camden County enters a new phase of construction next week.

Crews have spent the past several months constructing concrete piers for the new bridge and next week will set steel girders on those concrete piers.

The crews will place the girders for the new bridge from the water throughout the week.

“While the work taking place next week may not affect traffic, it is still a significant sign of progress on the project,” said John Sanders, MoDOT resident engineer. “The girder placement will be a four-month process, and while we’ll start from ....

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