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Council OKs city authorization for DOT-funded culvert replacement to be paid up-front and reimbursed
Summary
Council moved a DOT-funded culvert replacement to consent; city will pay state share up front and be reimbursed. Staff said the culvert is aging and the state share would reimburse up to about $1 million; design is coordinating with the Town of Ithaca because the crossing is at the city–town line.
The Committee of the Whole heard a presentation from staff that the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is funding a culvert replacement project that crosses the city–town boundary and requires common council authorization for the city to pay the state share upfront and receive reimbursement afterward.
Staff said the project is 100% DOT-funded in terms of eligible costs and that the city will…
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