Once plans are approved by the Forest Service, how long do you project for it to take to erect a bridge capable of handling the heavy mining equipment that will be moving in and out.
The bridge should take a few weeks to get erected. The bridge will provide a long term solution for crossing the creek that also provides more protection to the sides of the creek during the spring when the creek increases due to the snow melt. But this would not impact the re-opening of the tunnel. The tunnel will take about 2 weeks to get re-opened depending on the timetable for the steel to be delivered once the Plan of Operations has been implemented.
The bridge should take a few weeks to get erected. The bridge will provide a long term solution for crossing the creek that also provides more protection to the sides of the creek during the spring when the creek increases due to the snow melt. But this would not impact the re-opening of the tunnel. The tunnel will take about 2 weeks to get re-opened depending on the timetable for the steel to be delivered once the Plan of Operations has been implemented.