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Garrett County public works seeks new road equipment, $2.8M in bridge engineering and replacement
Summary
County public works presented a capital equipment and bridge-priority request that would replace aging trucks and machines, upgrade lighting and electronic signs, and cover roughly $2.8 million in bridge and culvert engineering and replacement costs; no formal vote was taken at the meeting.
Paul, a public works staff member, presented Garrett County Commissioners with the department’s capital equipment and bridge priorities, requesting funds to replace aging trucks and machines and to pay for bridge engineering and replacements estimated at about $2.8 million.
The request covers replacement of brush hogs and single-axle plow trucks, purchase of a one-time dump truck and a shoulder machine used after paving, upgrades to plow and emergency lighting, mobile LED lighting and radar speed signs, and funding for multiple bridge and culvert projects. Paul said the purchases are part of the department’s preventive maintenance program and safety upgrades.
The equipment request aims to keep the county’s plow fleet in…
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