The trail improvement and bridge replacement project at Jenkins Creek Park in Covington is moving forward.

Robert Lindskov, city engineer for Covington, made a presentation to the City Council April 28 regarding the project plan and timeline.

In December 2010, the pedestrian bridge that once spanned across Jenkins Creek collapsed after record rainfall hit the region.

Within a week the remainder of the bridge was removed.

Three years later, in November 2013, the city received a $418,000 federal community development block grant from King County to replace the bridge and make other improvements to the walking paths in the park.

The plan for the project is not only to replace the bridge, but to also make the paths in the park  Americans with Disabilities Act  compliant by widening and paving them.

The design style of the bridge that Lindskov said was the staff favorite is called an “underhung style” with weathered steel.

The city planned to start advertising the project for bids Friday, May 8. The city’s timeline also stated the project should be awarded to a contractor in June and completed by November 2015.