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William P. Kenoi <br />Mayor <br />January 12, 2012 <br />County of Hawaii <br />Finance Department <br />25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2103 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />(808) 961-8234 • Fax (808) 961-8569 <br />Dominic Yagong, Council Chair and <br />Members of the Hawaii County Council <br />Hawaii County Council <br />25 Aupuni Street <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Re: Capital Budget <br />Nancy E. Crawford <br />Director <br />Deanna S. Sako <br />Deputy Director <br />The Department of Public Works indicates that the Reed's Island Rehabilitation project is <br />intended to strengthen the bridge to meet current truck and lateral seismic design loads, <br />as prescribed by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The existing wooden <br />bridge deck will be replaced by a combination of wide - flanged steel beams and structural <br />grating deck. Concrete rock anchors and micropiles will be installed beneath the existing <br />bridge foundation and abutments to strengthen and increase vertical and horizontal load <br />resistance capacity. Lateral structural steel bracing members will be installed to enable <br />the bridge to resist earthquake design forces. Additionally, special steel coatings and hot <br />dip galvanizing will be applied to the structural steel members to protect and extend <br />service life. <br />Enclosed is a bill for an ordinance adding the project titled "Reed's Island Bridge Structural <br />Rehabilitation ", and appropriating $6,308,000 to the Capital Budget of which $5,046,000 is <br />provided by federal funding sources, and $1,262,000 by the County. <br />If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to call Warren H.W. Lee, Director of the <br />Department of Public Works at 961 -8324. <br />Nancy l rawford <br />Director of Finance <br />Enc. <br />cc: Public Works <br />(iil ( n6) <br />Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />Comm. No. 551 <br />Ref. 7o; FG <br />Ref. Date JAN 12 2012 <br />