Weather permitting, construction of the Farnham Street bridge will begin this week.
Starting Wednesday, May 23rd at 7:00 am, Farnham Street from Summit Street to Grove Street will be closed for the project. A detour route will be designed. The bridge on Farnham Street is set to be basically completely replaced. Director of Planning & Public Works for the City of Galesburg, Wayne Carl told WGIL, they wanted to start the bridge project after the East Main Street Underpass project was completed – but in order to get it done before the end of the year, they’ll be starting sooner. The soon-to-be named John Sibley Sr. (East Main Street) Underpass is expected to be open to traffic by July 4th. The concrete bridge on Farnham was rebuilt in 1976. The corroded beams on the bridge will be replaced. New concrete deck beams will be installed and a new concrete wearing service on the deck too. The bridge needs to comply with the rail road’s vertical height clearance – so the bridge will be another two feet higher. The sub-structure units will also be replaced – making it basically entirely new. Work is scheduled to be completed by the end of November by Sangamo Construction.
