Windham bridge reopens after construction

Diane Smith, Record-Courier
The Silica Sand Road bridge in Windham Township over Eagle Creek was recently reopened to traffic after being closed for reconstruction for the past several months. On hand for the opening were, from left, Mike Kline, representing GPI, the construction inspection company hired by the county; James Kusner, bridge engineer for Portage County; Sabrina Christian Bennett, Portage County commissioner; Larry Jenkins, chief deputy Portage County engineer; and Dan Burns, Windham Township Trustee, with his grandson, Dawson Prasky.

The Silica Sand Road bridge in Windham Township over Eagle Creek was recently reopened to traffic after being closed for reconstruction for the past several months.

The new bridge was designed and built by the A. P. O’Horo Company, under a contract with the Portage County commissioners at a cost of $685,106. About 95% of the funding came from a federal highway grant, and the balance was paid out of the county engineer’s regular budget, which is largely made up of license plate fees and gas taxes

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