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Environmental

The rehabilitation of the Ben Sawyer Bridge respects the following visual and natural environmental considerations:

• The bridge is being rehabilitated on the existing alignment with no new right-of-way and only a slight shift in the roadway centerline.


• No temporary or permanent fill is being placed in the critical area wetlands during construction.


• An access trestle is being used during construction to minimize construction impacts to critical areas. This trestle allows daily tidal inundation in the construction zone.


• Construction of the new swing span is being completed off-site to reduce the impacts to wetland areas.


• Marsh areas impacted by the access trestle will be returned to original contours, re-vegetated, and monitored after construction.