Bridge to replace collapsed drains
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DENHAM SPRINGS — State highway workers will replace two cross drains that collapsed Friday and shut down Juban Road with a new one-span bridge, highway officials said.
Pile-driving began Monday for the 19-foot-long bridge, about four-tenths of a mile north of Juban Road’s intersection with La. 16 and southeast of Denham Springs, Brendan Rush, spokesman for the state Department of Transportation and Development, said Monday.
The bridge is expected to cost $110,000 and should be completed next week, depending on the weather, highway officials said in a statement.
Rush said about a 3-foot-wide section of Juban Road — La. 1026 is its state highway designation — was affected after the 80-inch metal drains running under the highway collapsed near Spillers Ranch Road.
The drains were built in 1962 and allowed the creek Black Branch to flow under Juban Road. Crews finished removing the drains Sunday, officials said.
Rush said highway officials decided it would be better to install a bridge rather than new cross drains.
The new bridge is 32-feet wide, enough for single lanes in either direction as well as shoulders, Rush said.
The highway remains closed at the collapse site. Traffic is being redirected through La. 16 or U.S. 190.
Pile-driving began Monday for the 19-foot-long bridge, about four-tenths of a mile north of Juban Road’s intersection with La. 16 and southeast of Denham Springs, Brendan Rush, spokesman for the state Department of Transportation and Development, said Monday.
The bridge is expected to cost $110,000 and should be completed next week, depending on the weather, highway officials said in a statement.
Rush said about a 3-foot-wide section of Juban Road — La. 1026 is its state highway designation — was affected after the 80-inch metal drains running under the highway collapsed near Spillers Ranch Road.
The drains were built in 1962 and allowed the creek Black Branch to flow under Juban Road. Crews finished removing the drains Sunday, officials said.
Rush said highway officials decided it would be better to install a bridge rather than new cross drains.
The new bridge is 32-feet wide, enough for single lanes in either direction as well as shoulders, Rush said.
The highway remains closed at the collapse site. Traffic is being redirected through La. 16 or U.S. 190.
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