Originally broadcast on KRCG Channel 13 (Columbia - www.connectmidmissouri.com) on May 17, 2011
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By Mark Slavit
BOONVILLE, MO. -- By a vote of 7 to 1, Boonville City Council Members approved a transfer of ownership of the historic Katy Railroad Bridge from Union Pacific to the City of Boonville.
An amendment to the ownership agreement will not allow any city tax dollars to pay for the restoration of the 79-year-old Boonville Bridge over the Missouri River.
A non-profit organization called the “Save the Katy Bridge Coalition” has been raising money to preserve the bridge and make it a part of the Katy Trail State Park.
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Friday, May 20, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011
City panel considers Katy Bridge liability, agreement
Originally published in Boonville Daily News on May 3, 2011
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by Sananda Sahoo
Boonville, MO - City Council members and a panel of legal and insurance experts discussed potential liabilities for the city if it acquired the Katy Bridge, in a work session Monday night.
Increase in barge traffic on the Missouri River since last year, and a navigable waterway meant the city needed to look closely at legal aspects of operating a park on the bridge.
The council members and the experts discussed legal, contractual and criminal liabilities, as well as ways to minimize the risks. They also deliberated on earthquake insurance and on a councilman's recommendation to have a second attorney besides city counselor Megan McGuire look into the liabilities of the bridge.
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by Sananda Sahoo
Boonville, MO - City Council members and a panel of legal and insurance experts discussed potential liabilities for the city if it acquired the Katy Bridge, in a work session Monday night.
Increase in barge traffic on the Missouri River since last year, and a navigable waterway meant the city needed to look closely at legal aspects of operating a park on the bridge.
The council members and the experts discussed legal, contractual and criminal liabilities, as well as ways to minimize the risks. They also deliberated on earthquake insurance and on a councilman's recommendation to have a second attorney besides city counselor Megan McGuire look into the liabilities of the bridge.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Missouri River pedestrian bridge will open April 8 in Jefferson City
Originally published on March 17, 2011 on KRCG 13
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by Lucas Bond.
JEFFERSON CITY, MO -- The pedestrian bridge along the Missouri River Bridge is almost done.
MoDOT said the bridge will open to the public April 8th.
The new bridge was designed to help bikers and walkers get to and from the Katy Trail without dodging traffic.
"The job is suppose to go to April 1st. The contractor is on schedule at this point,” MoDOT Charles Sullivan said. “He is going to be granted a few days here and there because the extra piling we put in the ground, and some over runs on the contract allow him a few days."
Sullivan said people have told him they don't like the old pedestrian walkway because they feel it's dangerous.
"The catch is right now it's accessible by car because there is no barrier between cars and pedestrians and bicyclists,” Sullivan said. “The new bridge is going to add a big safety feature of separating pedestrians, bicyclists, or anybody in a wheel chair away from traffic."
Sullivan said the pedestrian bridge cost a little more than the estimated cost of $6.9 million."
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by Lucas Bond.
JEFFERSON CITY, MO -- The pedestrian bridge along the Missouri River Bridge is almost done.
MoDOT said the bridge will open to the public April 8th.
The new bridge was designed to help bikers and walkers get to and from the Katy Trail without dodging traffic.
"The job is suppose to go to April 1st. The contractor is on schedule at this point,” MoDOT Charles Sullivan said. “He is going to be granted a few days here and there because the extra piling we put in the ground, and some over runs on the contract allow him a few days."
Sullivan said people have told him they don't like the old pedestrian walkway because they feel it's dangerous.
"The catch is right now it's accessible by car because there is no barrier between cars and pedestrians and bicyclists,” Sullivan said. “The new bridge is going to add a big safety feature of separating pedestrians, bicyclists, or anybody in a wheel chair away from traffic."
Sullivan said the pedestrian bridge cost a little more than the estimated cost of $6.9 million."
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