Malibu Surfside News September 2020 Edition

10 | September 16, 2020 | MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS NEWS
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Trancas Creek Bridge replacement
wins Planning Commission approval
MICHELE WILLER-ALLRED,
Staff Reporter
Replacement of the Trancas
Creek Bridge, which,
at nearly 100 years old has
been deemed unsafe, won
unanimous approval from
the Malibu Planning Commission.
The five-member body
on Set. 8 approved a
Coastal Development Permit
that gives Caltrans
permission by the city to
move forward.
Caltrans representatives
said approval of the permit is
an important step to get construction
started as soon as
possible on the $13.5 million
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bridge replacement project,
which is expected to be completed
in March 2022.
The bridge, located
between Trancas Canyon
Road and Guernsey
Avenue, spans Trancas
Creek that leads out to
Zuma Beach. The fourlane
bridge, which is
about 85 feet wide and 90
feet long, will be replaced
with a 109-foot-wide and
240-foot-long structure that
will extend further east.
Reza Fateh, project manager
for Caltrans, said the
bridge’s steel and concrete
are rusted and the columns
are falling apart, necessitating
its replacement.
“It has lived its useful
life of over 96 years and it’s
ready to be replaced,” Fateh
said. “This bridge was
found to be critical, meaning
the earth material that
supports the foundation has
been partially washed away
and has created a potential
for the bridge to become
unsafe.”
Fateh said that in order to
mitigate the safety risks on
a temporary basis, Caltrans
last year added protection
around the bridge foundation,
which should hold up
the bridge until it gets replaced
next year.
He said that work in the
creek can only be done in
the dry season, so there’s
only a seven-month window
to do the entire replacement
project.
Fateh said getting the
permit from the Planning
Commission was important,
because Caltrans
needs to award the construction
contract and start
construction by Feb. 1.
The permit allows for work
within a riparian, environmentally-sensitive
habitat
area. Other county and
state permits still need to
be acquired, and prep work
needs to begin.
“There’s a whole lot that
needs to occur before we
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