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From YouTube: This Week in Ames | 6th Street Bridge & EAB
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Even though its winter, the 6th Street Bridge and EAB are still being worked on.
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A
B
My
days
are
dealt
with
dealing
with
anything
that
happens
within
the
public
right-of-way
and
traditionally
that's
on
the
street
side,
so
whether
it
be
street
maintenance
or
snow
and
ice
control.
We
also
deal
with
the
utility
maintenance
side,
which
is
water
mains,
sanitary
sewer,
storm
sewers
and
also
all
of
the
grass
within
the
right-of-way
intrigues
as
well.
So.
A
B
Yeah
my
background,
really,
you
kind
of
hit
up
ahead
is
in
construction.
I
was
I
was
born
into
a
family
that
had
their
own
construction
company.
My
father
had
a
construction
company
in
western
Iowa,
I
tend
to
say:
I've
had
my
hands
in
the
dirt,
since
I
could
old
enough
to
walk.
So
my
background
really
is
in
construction
I.
I
spent
about
10
years
in
the
private
industry,
building
roads
and
bridges
prior
to
coming
here
to
the
city
and
then
at
the
city.
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A
B
That's
a
fairly
large
project
for
us
here.
It's
about
a
two
and
a
half
million
dollar
project
to
reconstruct
the
6-3
bridge
or
Creek,
so
right,
adjacent
to
Brookside
Park.
The
existing
bridge
is
actually
removed.
Now
it's
out
of
the
way.
So
the
road
is
closed.
The
contractor
had
a
pretty
good
December.
The
weather
was
was
fairly
decent
for
the
first
part
of
December.
He
was,
they
were
able
to
get
the
pier
footing,
then
piling
in
place
for
the
first
pier
and
then
they
got
the
stem
on.
B
The
first
Pearson
appears
the
support
structure
underneath
the
bridge.
So
there
are
two
of
those
that'll
be
right,
adjacent
to
Creek,
so
the
first
one
is
about
75%
complete.
So
we
had
kind
of
hoped
and
anticipate,
that's
where
we
would
be
before
Christmas
set
in
and
we
fortunately
made
it
there.
So
things
are
tracking
pretty
well
there.
So.
A
B
A
B
The
the
overall
project
is
going
to.
It
will
probably
be
it's
about
an
eight
to
nine
month
time
frame.
So
when
they
started
in
early
November,
we're
anticipating
July,
maybe
early
August
is
what
we're
shooting
for
for
a
full
construction
period
there.
So,
in
addition
to
reconstructing
the
bridge,
is
also
new,
paving
on
either
end
of
it
to
tie
into
new
bridge
grades,
and
things
like
that
and
the
bridge
will
be
wider.
It'll
have
a
larger
opening
underneath
for
creek.
B
It
will
feature
things
such
as
a
12-foot
bike
and
pedestrian
Lane
on
one
side
of
it
and
I'll
have
another
sidewalk
on
the
other
side,
and
it's
got
some
enhancements
to
it
as
well,
such
as
some
colored
and
stained
concrete.
Some
architectural
concrete
touches
and
will
also
have
some
LED
path.
Lighting's
they
go
across
the
bridge.
So
when
people
use
it
at
night,
they
can
still
see
and
use
it.
So.
B
Do
they
built
right
there
on
site?
So
what
will
come
in
pre-made
are
going
to
be
what
I'll
call
the
bridge
beams
that'll
be
underneath
the
deck
that
you
see
you
there
it
will
come
in,
they
will
come
in
and
in
individual
pieces.
I
think
the
longest
spans
are
about
a
hundred
and
five
feet,
long,
maybe
a
little
more
than
that.
I
can't
exactly
remember
of
time
ahead,
but
they'll
come
in
by
be
a
truck
and
then
they'll
be
lifted
in
place
with
cranes
and
once
those
are
in
place.
B
B
We
we
worked
very
closely
with
Parks
and
Recreation,
and
also
with
Iowa
State
University,
to
make
sure
that
we
had
as
little
impact
as
possible
to
the
alternative
users
of
that
route,
which
is
primarily
Brookside
Park,
so
we're
maintaining
access
to
the
park
from
the
west
side
from
university.
The
park
is
still
open.
It
will
be
open,
you
know
as
throw
the
entire
project
and
then
also
part
of
that
we
also
put
in
a
temporary
pedestrian
and
bike
detour
on
the
east
side
of
Creek.
B
So
if
you
enter
into
Brookside
Park,
there's
a
small
pedestrian
bridge
just
upstream
of
the
bridge
that
we're
building
over
sixth
Street
and
then
a
temporary
path
will
bring
you
back
on
to
the
existing
charities
path
in
there.
So
we
can
still
maintain
pedestrian
bike
connectivity
through
the
corridor.
So.
A
Vehicles
are
basically
detoured
to
lincoln
way,
but
the
bikes
and
pedestrians
still
sort
of
meander
through
the
park.
Absolutely
yes,
one
of
the
other
things
we
can
switch
gears
here
for
a
minute.
You
talked
about
maintaining
the
public
right
away
and
the
grass
and
the
landscaping
on
that.
One
of
the
things
that
the
city
of
Ames
is
dealing
with
and
has
been
for
a
while
is
the
emerald
ash
borer.
Yes,.
B
Where
we
are
in
the
second
year
of
our
20-year
plan
on
this,
so
we've
we've
started
last
about
a
year
ago,
last
winter
started
with
our
first
tree
cuttings
and
we
removed
about
230
trees
last
year,
and
then
we
have
replanted
between
the
city
itself
and
between
a
partnership
with
the
games
foundation.
We've
replanted
over
370
I
believe
trees,
so
we're
ahead
of
the
curve
on
the
replanting,
but
we'll
continue
that
for
the
next.
You
know,
20
years
here
until
we
get
through
our
program
of
removal
and
replacement
about.
A
B
It's
a
for
lack
of
better
term.
It's
a
bug
it
will.
It
will
look
as
a
larva
looks.
Maybe
I'll
use
a
term
like
a
worm.
It
bores
through
the
ash,
wood
and
what
it
does
is
essentially
robs
the
tree
of
taking
nutrients
and
moisture
up
to
the
top
of
the
tree,
and
the
tree
will
die.
It
was
first
noticed
in
the
United
States
I
want
to
say
in
the
early
2000s
and
has
spread
from
the
roughly
Michigan
area
out,
so
it
has
been
identified
in
a
number
of
locations
in
Iowa.
B
Nearby
story
city
has
found
it
and
I
believe
Boone
as
well,
so
we
are
within
the
15
mile
radius
of
its
expected
travel
pattern.
So,
for
all
intents
and
purposes
we
assume
it's
here
we
just
haven't
spotted.
Yet
when,
when
the
larvae
become
adults,
they
turn
into
a
green
beetle
may
be
about
the
size
of.
If
you
look
at
Lincoln's
head
on
a
penny,
so
they're
very
small
but
they've
got
a
really
emerald
green
look
to
them,
so
they're
they're,
pretty
distinct.
If
you
see
them
so,
we've
been
on
the
lookout
for
that.
B
You
know
our
emerald
ash
borer
program
deals
with
treatment
and
removal
and
replacement
as
well.
So
we
treated
almost
a
thousand
trees.
This
year
we
didn't
find
it
there.
We
found
some
trees
that
were
maybe
not
healthy,
maybe
suspect,
but
we
didn't
see
him
there
so
we'll
we'll
keep
an
eye
out
for
it.
On
the
coming
years,
yeah.
A
B
So
what
we've
partnered
with
them
to
do
is
do
some
proactive
replanting
so
unable
it
enable
us
to
basically
enhance
our
urban
canopy,
get
more
diversity
in
the
in
the
canopy
itself
and
help
us
to
be
stronger
against
a
future
pest
or
disease
infestation
that
may
come,
and
by
proactively
replanting
we
can
get
these
new
trees
growing
before
we
have
to
take
down
some
of
the
larger
ones
as
well.
It.
A
Sounds
like
a
great
program
just
and
I
know
you're
busy,
thanks
for
stopping
by
thank
you.
So
if
you
enjoyed
this
recent
snowfall,
don't
forget
that
anytime,
the
snow
falls
in
Ames.
You
have
up
to
ten
daylight
hours
to
clear
your
walks.
Remember
we
have
a
lot
of
pedestrians
who
use
those
to
get
around
town,
so
remember
ten
daylight
hours
after
a
snowfall
stops.
Your
walks
must
be
clean.
A
Another
thing
to
think
about
if
you
still
have
a
Christmas
tree
and
you
want
to
get
rid
of
it-
remember
that
the
Christmas
trees
are
recycled
at
the
Ames
Parks
and
Recreation
maintenance
facility
on
East
13th
street
you'll,
see
that
on
the
south
side
of
the
street,
look
for
the
sign
in
the
driveway
and
you
can
drop
your
Christmas
tree
during
any
daylight
hours.
Well,
that's
our
show
for
today,
thanks
for
watching
and
tune
in
next
week
for
this
week
in
Ames,.