County Awards $4.6M Contract To Replace Midstreams Bridge In Brick

BRICK, NJ — The 55-year-old bridge that spans the Beaver Dam Creek on Midstreams Road will be replaced starting this fall, Ocean County officials said Thursday.

The Ocean County Board of Freeholders awarded a$4,661,443 contract to Midlantic Construction of Barnegat Township on Wednesday to replace the existing bridge, officials said in a news release.

The current bridge is a concrete and timber pile span, officials said. The new bridge will be 111 feet long and will be made of steel and concrete. Freeholder John P. Kelly, liaison to the county's engineering department, said the new span should last 70 to 80 years. It will be 49 feet wide and include a 6-foot-wide sidewalk on the west side of the bridge, officials said.

During construction, traffic on the bridge will be limited to a single lane for northbound traffic, officials said. Kelly said construction should be complete within a year.

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