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City of Colorado Springs 2024 Second Quarter Report – A-list Capital Programs – Emergency Bridge Fund

The Emergency Bridge Fund addresses unfunded bridge needs and provides the City the ability to repair, replace, or rehabilitate a bridge that presents serious deterioration issue or safety concerns to the travelling public. Historically, Emergency Bridge Funds have been invested in replacement design and construction efforts. The funds have enabled the City to leverage other funding sources, advance design efforts on B-List projects, and address serious bridge needs.

Program Spend and Completion Status

Program20212022202320241Totals
Engineering/ROW$1,176,511$4,371,050$1,889,187$2,428,931$9,865,679
Construction$2,804,956$3,731,328$5,663,457$2,217,574$14,417,315
Program Support$966$10,796$483,352$151$495,265
Total Spend/Encumbered$3,982,433$8,113,174$8,035,996$4,646,656$24,778,259
Budget   $8,085,921 
% Spent/Encumbered68%89%96%57% 
Percent of Program
% of Engineering/ROW29.5%53.9%23.5%52.3%39.8%
% of Construction70.4%46.0%70.5%47.7%58.2%
% of Program Support0.0%0.1%6.0%0.0%2.0%
  1. 2024 Budget includes $1,000,000 budget allocation and $7,085,921 2023 carryover.

Projects Completed in Q2 2024 and Continuing Efforts

  • Hunters Lane over Spring Run Culvert – Final landscaping complete. Progressing with project closeout.
  • Water Street Culvert Replacement – Continued design and selected alternative to replace-in-kind the Water Street over Camp Creek culvert, continuing discussions and coordination with CSU regarding structure location.
  • UPRR over Fontanero Siding Bridge – Continued to advance engineering with the A-list UPRR over Fontanero Street mainline bridge replacement project. Continued discussions with BNSF with regard to an Accelerated Bridge Contruction approach.