The Lyon County Commission approved the signing of contracts for the Rocky Ford Bridge project during their action session meeting Friday.

The approval of the bid and the award of contract were previously approved by the commission, with this being the next step in the process.

According to Lyon County Engineer Wayne Scritchfield, this is the last item he will need to bring before the commission before construction begins on the new bridge. The only barrier left is obtaining the remaining necessary permits for the project.

The permit from Wildlife and Parks will likely take the longest time, with the mussel survey and relocation needing to be completed before it can be obtained. Scritchfield mentioned that there is no definitive start date for the mussel survey as of now.

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