PEMBINA, N.D. — Work and planning are ongoing in Pembina to address the Stustman Street bridge that was closed in June due to multiple safety issues. A short-term solution is underway, while an overall replacement of the bridge is on the horizon.
Pembina City Engineer Dean Helstrom said the ultimate goal is to fully replace the bridge to a 16-ton capacity.
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“We have developed plans and specifications for what we are determining to be a short-term fix, which would be approximately five to 10 years,” Helstrom said.
North Dakota Department of Transportation and city officials have been in contact since June in order to address the issue in a timely manner due to the effect the bridge’s overall closure has had on the city.
Those improvements are being currently addressed. The city went out for quotes on the project and Swingen Construction of Grand Forks submitted the lowest.
Repairs are being made to the east- and west-end vents as well as the piers on the west side.
“Our goal is to get the city and bridge into a funding cycle, where we can look at replacement,” Helstrom said.
Once repairs have been completed, the firm that closed the bridge will be out to reevaluate. Ide...