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Mayor reports $1 million added to 141 bridge project after unexpected void; TVA cooling tower scheduled for demolition
Summary
Mayor McCall told commissioners the 141 bridge project encountered a geological void that required deeper excavation and will add about $1 million to the project; he also reported a TVA cooling tower demolition planned for September and said county staff is pursuing regional financing for a new water treatment plant.
Mayor McCall updated the Prowseld County Board of Commissioners on several infrastructure items July 30, saying the 141 bridge replacement project hit an unexpected void in the riverbed that will require additional excavation and add roughly $1 million to the contract cost.
“We had planned to dig 20 feet into the bed of the river, but they hit a void at that point, a cave or something, and they've had to go down another an additional 20 feet. So that's gonna add a million dollars to the…
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