Cracks Mean Caltrans Must Resurface Pioneer Bridge Portion Of Highway 50
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Caltrans crews will have to resurface Sacramento's Pioneer Bridge once again after the deck started showing signs of cracking.
The stretch of Highway 50 over the Sacramento River started showing signs of cracking shortly after it was resurfaced in 2014. A new polymer was applied to the bridge's surface, costing taxpayers $26 million.
Just a few months after that, it started to peel and CBS13 demanded answers at the time.
Now, crews will plan to go out in May to repave several sections of the bridge.
"This type of surface has actually been used in six different areas and we haven't had a problem with it, up until this point," said Caltrans spokesman Dennis Keaton. "So that's what's really keeping us from really figuring out what the problem is."
The project had a three-year warranty, so the new repairs won't cost the state any money, and Caltrans says the bridge is still safe to drive on.
The original resurfacing was officially finished in January 2015, but in March that year, inspectors said it was already starting to crack.