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Road and Bridge seeks new equipment, materials and facility work; commissioners weigh phased projects
Summary
Road and Bridge staff presented a capital‑heavy budget: heavy equipment purchases, increased materials costs, and a slate of facility and road resurfacing projects including Cave Springs recon and potential work at Flat Rock Park and the youth exhibit center.
Road and Bridge Director Brad (first name provided in the workshop) told the Commissioners Court the department’s proposed budget increases largely reflect higher materials prices and a planned capital replacement cycle. He outlined a multi‑year equipment purchase plan and several road or facility projects for the coming fiscal year.
Why it matters: the office asked for a mix of capital outlays — motor grader, heavy trailers, rollers, an oil distributor and a Vermeer chipper — and said the program should reduce future replacement costs after one full rotation of trade‑ins. "This year should be the last of our higher amounts. The…
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