DENHAM SPRINGS — Contractors have refused to move their equipment from the Burgess Road Bridge in Denham Springs to allow for the scheduled reopening of the bridge Friday morning, Livingston Parish officials said. 

The parish's crews were installing temporary striping to allow the bridge to reopen by 10 a.m. Now, the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office has been called to facilitate the reopening due to equipment from contractors still being on the bridge. 

WBRZ previously reported that the contractor had told the parish it would not open the road if liquidated damages were assessed under the contract terms. In an email to the parish, the contractor said, "If any day charges have been charged since the last estimate, the road will not be open tomorrow."

"Rather than allow a contractual dispute to continue delaying the reopening of the bridge, Livingston Parish will utilize its own Department of Public Works crews to install temporary striping so motorists can safely begin using the roadway," the parish said on Thursday.

The bridge project was previously delayed by wet soil conditions in June.