The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors voted Oct. 14 to adopt two Resolutions of Necessity authorizing eminent domain proceedings for parcels needed to construct a new bridge over Orestimba Creek near Crows Landing.
The board approved the resolution for the first parcel—owned by Zachary J. and Audrey N. Maring—on a 4-0 vote, with Supervisor Terry Withrow recusing himself. The second resolution, for property owned by the P.C. De Pauw Trust and the R & S De Pauw Trust, passed unanimously 5-0.
The Kilburn Road Bridge Project aims to replace the aging single-span bridge with a modern two-lane, three-span structure that meets current safety and engineering standards. The existing bridge is considered structurally deficient, unable to support legal truckloads, and lacks clearance for a 50-year flood event. Currently, stop signs on either side of the bridge restrict traffic to one vehicle at a time…