Concrete will flow in far north Fort Worth park where delays caused a bridge to sink
Fort Worth will fix a bridge left sinking after an expired concrete contract delayed work in Ninnie Baird Park.
The citywide concrete contract, which expired in April, delayed five small construction projects and 38 maintenance work orders, according to a parks department spokesperson.
The city set up wooden framing and rebar to repair a waterway flowing from the park’s pond in July, but that prep work was covered up by mud brought by rainstorms in early September, according to one post.
However, as of Oct. 1 the bridge has been lifted, the concrete forms have been inspected, and the city expects to be pouring concrete as early as Oct. 2, Fort Worth City council member Charles Lauersdorf wrote in a post in a private Facebook group.
Jennifer Samuels, vice president of the Heritage Life Homeowners Association, said she’d be following up Wednesday to make sure the work is complete.
“Since it’s scheduled though, I feel confident it will be done,” she said. Samuels added praise for Lauersdorf, crediting him with putting pressure on city staff after becoming aware of the sinking bridge.
Lauersdorf told the Star-Telegram it was embarrassing that the 12th largest city in the United States couldn’t handle these repairs.
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