By COLE REIF
Great Bend Post
The new walking and fishing bridge at Veterans Lake in Great Bend will
be installed this month. Last month, the Great Bend City Council voted to
purchase a 230' bridge to be installed by EZ Docks for $158,555. The
current bridge, on the south side of Vets Lake, was installed around 2000 and
is starting to deteriorate. Interim City Administrator Logan Burns said the
replacement process is underway.
"Public Lands crews are working on pulling the pylons for that bridge," said Burns. "Right now, they are scheduled to start April 17 to install the new one."
At last month’s council meeting, Public Lands Director Scott Keeler said the
bridge has a 10-year warranty, but the company is confident it will last 25 to
30 years.
Great Bend has Federal Emergency Management Agency reimbursement money from
previous flooding and wind storms. Along with FEMA and State of Kansas
reimbursement funds, the city’s 15% of the project is $23,783.
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