PIERRE, (KCCR) — As work continues to get traffic on to a new John Waldron Memorial Bridge over the Missouri River between Pierre and Fort Pierre, state transportation officials explained a change order request for the bridge’s construction. Director of Operations Craig Smith a large section of concrete had to be replaced…
State Transportation Commission member Mike Vehle wanted to know who’s responsible in a situation like that….
Transportation Secretary Joel Jundt told the Commission there are a few options in situations like that…
The change order was for 133-thousand 590 dollars. The net change to date on the bridge has been an additional 975-thousand dollars. The original contract amount for the bridge is 49-million, 990-thousand dollars. This change order is the 35th on the project.
