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Simpson Road Bridge erosion threat mitigation and gravel removal at Nicol Pit

Description

The Board declared an emergency and authorized interim gravel extraction at Nicol Pit, but tabled the five-year Tehama Asphalt agreement until it comes back as a one-year emergency contract.

Impact summary

Up to 20,000 cubic yards of gravel would be removed this winter to redirect the creek away from the bridge abutment, keeping a vital rural crossing open.

Applicant

Name: Tehama Asphalt (proposed contractor); Thomes Creek Rock (objector)
Address: Simpson Road Bridge over Thomes Creek, Tehama County

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 7
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Board of Supervisors

Tabled5–0, unanimous

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 29, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Sep 29, 2026Tabled 5–0

Board of Supervisors — September 29, 2026

The Board declared an emergency and authorized interim gravel extraction at Nicol Pit, but tabled the five-year Tehama Asphalt agreement until it comes back as a one-year emergency contract.

Related issues (1)

Simpson Road Bridge erosion emergency

Tomes Creek's channel has shifted about 100 feet toward the Simpson Road Bridge's north abutment, and a strong El Niño winter could knock the bridge out. Losing it would add roughly an hour of daily driving for families and disrupt school buses, fire and EMS routes. The Board declared an emergency but tabled the free-gravel fix over bidding concerns.

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