The Ingham County Road Department with its transportation planning consultant, DLZ, Inc., has been conducting an Environmental Assessment (EA) for planned replacement of the aging Okemos Road Bridges over the Red Cedar River north of Mount Hope Road in Meridian Township, Ingham County, Michigan.
The two separate, existing bridges for the two directions of travel are functionally obsolete per current bridge design standards and have reduced structural capacity for heavy truck traffic as indicated by posted weight limit signs due to advancing age and normal deterioration despite prior maintenance efforts.
The EA process provides an opportunity for all interested parties and the community to provide input on the project scope and potential impacts. A preferred alternative of replacing both bridges with one new bridge has been selected based on analysis of the pros and cons of several alternatives and prior community and public input.
A second, drop-in style, public information meeting for public input on the preferred alternative will be held from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Thursday, December 19th, at the Meridian Township Central Fire Station (5000 Okemos Road, Okemos, MI, 48864). Interested persons may attend anytime between 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm to view project information, have questions answered by project representatives in attendance and provide input.
The meeting facility is accessible as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Ingham County will provide necessary reasonable aids and services to accommodate non-English speaking persons and/or persons with disabilities upon five (5) working days notice to the Ingham County Road Department.
For more information, contact the Ingham County Road Department at 517.676.9722.
