Salmo Pedestrian Bridge Construction Underway
By Contributor
A community bridge building project is underway in Salmo. The idea of a pedestrian bridge at 6th Street was conceived 15 years ago and was repeatedly put off due to constraints related to funding. The 110-foot bridge will feature a bridge cover, approaches and lighting and will provide a safe and accessible access point for pedestrians to connect one part of Salmo with the other.
“We are very grateful to Columbia Basin Trust and the numerous volunteers and contractors, as well as our Chief Administrative Officer, that have made this project possible,” says Mayor Stephen White. “This bridge construction is a testament to what is possible in a community where people cooperate and are ready to volunteer to make things happen.”
The Village was successful in receiving a $56,230 recreation infrastructure grant Columbia Basin Trust as well as generous donations from numerous volunteers and contractors that include: WSA Engineering, Deverney Engineering, Selkirk Paving (donated constructed bridge steel), Sutco Contracting (transported bridge to site), Sheep Creek Crane, Tri-Valley Electric, Custom Dozing among others.
“This is a significant infrastructure project for a Village our size,” says White. “Without these generous donations, the bridge may have never been built.”
The project meets Council’s Strategic Plan directive to install the bridge in 2016 and is supported by age-friendly and active living objectives set in recent planning initiatives at the Village. It is expected to be completed in the Fall of 2016.
