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Edgar County approves HSIP application, hires consultants for Lower Terre Haute Road and bridge studies
Summary
The Edgar County Board approved a resolution to apply for FY27 Highway Safety Improvement Program funding for the Upper portion of Lower Terre Haute Road and authorized agreements with consultants for related design and bridge condition studies.
The Edgar County Board voted April 2025 to apply for FY27 Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) funding for the upper portion of Lower Terre Haute Road and to authorize consultant agreements to support the application and related studies.
The resolution to apply for HSIP funds and a separate agreement authorizing the county board chairman to sign a contract with Hampton, Lazzini and Renwick Inc., LLC were approved by roll call. A subsequent resolution authorized the chairman to sign a contract with the same firm for bridge condition study reports on structures 023206 and 20330208. The board also approved a supplemental BLR code 5530 (civil/design) for Preston Road, Section 321412800 B R, to complete previously authorized work.
Nut Graf: The measures move county projects from study toward design and funding. HSIP is a federal-state program that supports roadway safety countermeasures; the consultant agreements and bridge studies are preparatory steps that the board approved to position the county for those funds and to evaluate aging bridge structures.
Board members discussed the projects briefly; an engineer was asked to comment on the HSIP application during the meeting. The board made motions and carried each resolution by roll call with affirmative votes recorded from members present (Ellis; Barnum; Lawton; Patrick; Bruner; plus movers noted in the minutes).
The bridge study resolution covers condition reports on two structures identified by county structure numbers. The supplemental BLR code item was described as work to complete previously approved phases; county staff said phase work had started this week to ready the project.
The agreements and resolutions approved are administrative steps: the HSIP application seeks grant funding, the consultant contracts create the contractual path for design and bridge condition assessments, and the BLR supplemental authorizes completion of design work for Preston Road. The board did not adopt final construction contracts at this meeting.
Ending: County staff and the consultant were authorized to proceed with the HSIP application and the studies; the board will consider subsequent design and construction steps after funding decisions and when additional contract approvals are needed.
