San Bernardino Approves $3M for Replacement of the 2nd Street Bridge over Warm Creek

Contract award moves forward with replacement of another important bridge connecting San Bernardino communities

SAN BERNARDINO, CA— During its regular meeting on April 21, 2021, the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino awarded a construction contract for replacement of the 2nd Street Bridge over Warm Creek between Arrowhead Avenue and Mountain View Avenue.

In early 2020, the bridge was inspected by the California Department of Transportation’s (Caltrans) Structures Inspection Division. On March 17, 2020, the 2nd Street Bridge was closed to vehicular traffic due to the findings of the advanced state of its structural deficiencies.

In anticipation of initiating construction, the 2nd Street Bridge Replacement Project funding was included in the City’s FY 2020/21 Capital Improvement Plan. Further, the project has been approved by Caltrans for Advanced Construction status, which allows the City to fund the construction work and seek reimbursement from Caltrans.

On April 21, 2021, the Mayor and City Council awarded a construction contract in the amount of $2,604,290 to Ortiz Enterprises, Inc. for construction of the 2nd Street Bridge Replacement and $404,107 in construction contingency, engineering and inspections.  “We are thankful to be moving forward with replacement of important infrastructure in our City. Improving our community streets for those who live, work and visit our City is our #1 priority” said Mayor John Valdivia.

“We understand the importance of improvements to our dilapidated structures. We are honored to be able to move forward with this significant project, in addition to the replacement of the Mount Vernon Bridge” said City Manager Robert Field.

The bridge should reopen to traffic in late 2023.