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Committee hears sharp cost increases on TDOT projects; members urge city to share overages

5535306 · August 5, 2025
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Staff reported that estimates for two state‑administered road projects have risen substantially; committee members discussed asking the city of Hendersonville to share any additional county costs and noted funding would depend on approval through the MPO process.

County staff told the General Operations Committee that updated estimates for multiple state or state-managed road projects have risen substantially since initial budgets were set, and committee members discussed asking the city of Hendersonville to share any additional county costs.

The committee was told that the SR‑258 (Griggs Creek) project’s estimate increased substantially in recent updates and that the county’s current planning estimate of its share is roughly 20 percent of the construction cost, subject to Metropolitan Planning…

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