DaybyDay
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 | | 06/04/2008 6:20 AM |
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Santa Rosa Bridge to get underway.
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Maricopa, Ariz. (June 3, 2008) - At tonight's City Council meeting, held at 7:00 p.m. at Global Water Center, the Council voted unanimously to award a contract to DBA Construction in the amount of $2,444,489.80 to construct a bridge over the Santa Rosa Wash on Honeycutt Road.
The bridge will be four lanes wide, include pedestrian sidewalks and is ADA compliant. Construction on the bridge is expected to begin in early July with an estimated completion date in January 2009.
"It is anticipated that Honeycutt Road will remain open during bridge development," stated Development Services Director Brent Billingsley. "The only exception would be a short closure for the construction of the temporary bypass road."
This will be the City's first major construction project. The bridge was originally stipulated to the Tortosa development, but in order to ensure citizen safety and move the completion date forward the City took over the project.
Funding is $1 million from transportation DIF, $750,000 from Pinal County half-cent road tax and the remaining $750,000 is from the general fund capital reserve.
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Rubyfox
Posts:45
| | 06/04/2008 10:24 AM |
Alert | | That’s great. Does anyone know if they plan to make the entrance to Honeycutt (east) from the 347/JWP bigger as well? | |
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thick
Posts:652
| | 06/04/2008 10:32 AM |
Alert | | I don't want to further any rumors, but I thought I heard that was why the purchased and tore down the old Mercantile, Rubyfox. | | | |
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mw
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| | 06/04/2008 12:56 PM |
Alert | BUMMER!!!!!!! my daughter loves when we drive into the dip. it's like a mini rollercoaster. so sad  | | | |
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madhurimotwani
Posts:45
| | 06/04/2008 4:20 PM |
Alert | | Why would u need 2.4 M to build a bridge ? | | | |
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TortosaGuy
Posts:725
| | 06/04/2008 4:22 PM |
Alert | | mw...my daughter does too...she always says "weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" when we go down the dip | |
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vinny
Posts:691
| | 06/04/2008 4:34 PM |
Alert | Posted By madhurimotwani on 06/04/2008 4:20 PM
Why would u need 2.4 M to build a bridge ?
what do you think it would cost?
Materials are expensive, engineering is expensive, construction is expensive, insurance is expensive and so on. Infrastructure is extremely expensive to build. | |
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mw
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| | 06/07/2008 10:49 AM |
Alert | well, i finally broke the news to my daughter that she is no longer going to have her roller coaster ride everyday on the way to preschool.
in her cutest 3 1/2 year old voice she says, "you adults take away all of my fun!" i guess her unhappiness about the situation is a small price to pay for a safer road! | | | |
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JAG
Posts:740
| | 06/08/2008 12:21 PM |
Alert | Posted By madhurimotwani on 06/04/2008 4:20 PM
Why would u need 2.4 M to build a bridge ?
I am shocked that is all its costing really, even small bridges are expensive to build in the US.
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LeonPotter
Posts:653
| | 06/09/2008 6:53 AM |
Alert | Posted By mw on 06/04/2008 12:56 PM
BUMMER!!!!!!! my daughter loves when we drive into the dip. it's like a mini rollercoaster. so sad
LOL. My 3 1/2 yr old son does the same thing. edit says "who oa oa oa oaaaaaaa". I think he even put his hands up. He makes his big brother participate, too. We go thru there just to hear him.
Oh well, the bridge will be nice. He'll find something new. | |
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ken
Posts:548
| | 06/09/2008 7:36 AM |
Alert | | Ya all three of my kids do that too. Its like a roller coaster to them. | |
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Smokin Ace
Posts:246
| | 06/09/2008 8:03 AM |
Alert | | I know it is fun for kids but from a safty aspect I think it was needed. | |
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Reagan
Posts:745
| | 06/09/2008 8:13 AM |
Alert | The bridge was originally stipulated to the Tortosa development, but in order to ensure citizen safety and move the completion date forward the City took over the project.
Doesn't this mean that Tortosa should be paying for this, or at least paying some of the cost? I am all for the bridge- its long overdue with the amount of traffic there, but I think Tortosa should be chipping in. | |
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Smokin Ace
Posts:246
| | 06/09/2008 8:59 AM |
Alert | | They should be all we will hear is how they aren't selling and have no money for it. So what was the original agreement that Tortosa build it in 2010 or what? Since that community has been out there awhile yet still no bridge. | |
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ken
Posts:548
| | 06/09/2008 9:31 AM |
Alert | | They should at least pay the city back when they reach whatever threshold they had setup to build the bridge. | |
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Smokin Ace
Posts:246
| | 06/09/2008 10:45 AM |
Alert | | Agreed. Why are my taxes going to pay for something that was already agreed to be paid for by someone else. At least that is my thoughts. I also see the point that it needs to be done soon rather then later. | |
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Tio Junior
Posts:187
| | 06/09/2008 12:05 PM |
Alert | I can't imagine the community of Tortosa was supposed to pay for the bridge. There are numerous communities East of the wash, so why would Tortosa be the one responsible for paying for it? I can see Tortosa maybe responsible for paying for a portion of the bridge that is farther East down Honeycutt, but not the one in between phases 2 & 3 of Senita. From what I know, this bridge was a city project all along. But who knows, I am probably wrong. | | | |
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STUDGLOVE
Posts:178
| | 06/09/2008 1:14 PM |
Alert | | yeah I live in tortosa and never use that area. I dont know why tortosa would have ever said that they would pay for it. There are tons of other communities closer. Its at least 3 or four miles from tortosa's entrance. And if anyone knows how the tortosa hoa opperates, it would be 50 years before it got built. | | | |
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Smokin Ace
Posts:246
| | 06/09/2008 1:39 PM |
Alert | | LOL. How much are HOA fees out there i have heard they are really high? | |
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STUDGLOVE
Posts:178
| | 06/10/2008 12:00 PM |
Alert | | 85 a month with nothing to show for it. rumors say its going to 100 in jan. | | | |
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