4 OF 5 SUPERVISORS' VOTES NEEDED TO BEGIN EMERGENCY BRIDGE REPAIR.Byline: Andrea Cavanaugh Staff Writer VENTURA - Ventura County supervisors will be asked today to authorize emergency repairs for Moorpark's New Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Avenue bridge that was damaged in rainstorms last winter. Repairs had been delayed because permits were required from the state Department of Fish and Game, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Regional Water Quality Board, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a report by the Ventura County Watershed Protection The term watershed refers to an area of land that drains precipitation that falls on it to a common point. These points could be streams, lakes, etc. Precipitatoin falling on any part of a watershed can travel quickly on the surface of the land, known as surface runoff, or travel through District. Officials were waiting for a final permit from the Water Quality Board but recently were notified that the permit was not needed, said Hugh Clabaugh, a deputy with the Watershed Protection District. Authorizing the repairs, which could cost up to $605,000, requires approval from at least four of the five supervisors. Using a competitive bidding Competitive bidding A securities offering process in which securities firms submit competing bids to the issuer for the securities the issuer wishes to sell. competitive bidding 1. process would delay the start of repairs by 30 days and could result in damage to the bridge if there are storms before then, according to the report. The bridge spans the Arroyo Simi west of the Ronald Reagan Freeway. If the repairs are approved, work could begin in two weeks and be completed 40 days later. Officials are concerned about possible erosion and mudslides during the rainy season in the wake of the Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. Fire. Damage to the stabilizer stabilizer: see airplane. , located downstream from the bridge, allowed water to flow underneath, eroding the channel bottom. Last spring the stabilizer broke apart, causing more erosion. Andrea Cavanaugh, (805) 583-7604 andrea.cavanaugh(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): map Map: Emergency repairs on Moorpark bridge Daily News |
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