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Commissioners approve Westport Covered Bridge certification, staff seek INDOT reimbursement for 700 West detour work
Summary
Decatur County highway staff briefed commissioners on several state-led road projects and received approval to certify the Westport Covered Bridge so the structure remains eligible for state maintenance funding; staff also requested signatures to pursue INDOT reimbursement for repairs on 700 West tied to an official detour for State Road 3 work.
Decatur County commissioners on Monday certified the county's Westport Covered Bridge as eligible for state maintenance funding and discussed detour and repair plans tied to upcoming Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) construction.
The certification motion passed unanimously after Todd Howe, Highway Department, explained the state needs formal notice of covered bridges to make them eligible for additional funding. "We have the certification here for the Westport Covered Bridge, that being our only one," Howe said prior to the vote.
The certification matters because state funding eligibility can cover inspection and maintenance work that small counties cannot always fund…
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