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Brown Deer delays bridge work after bids exceed federal funding; road resurfacing continues
Summary
Village staff told the Board of Trustees the bridge replacement on 50 First Street was removed from the current contract after the lone bid exceeded the village's federal grant by about $560,000; road and sidewalk work will proceed and the bridge will be rebid in a later cycle.
Village staff told the Brown Deer Board of Trustees that the village will not proceed this summer with the planned bridge replacement on 50 First Street after the state rejected the lone construction bid as too high.
Staff said the village had two related projects on 50 First Street: a federally funded bridge over Beaver Creek and adjacent village-funded roadway work. "We had 2 projects out here on the 50 First Street. So there was 1 that was 100% DOT or federal funded through local bridge program. That was our bridge over Beaver Tree," a staff member said.
Why it matters: the bridge work had been paired with roadway reconstruction; removing the bridge from this season's contract shortens the scope of immediate disruption but delays full completion of the corridor. The Board approved the construction services contract for the roadwork while the bridge is deferred.
Staff said the…
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