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Conference committee approves Senate Bill 2012 funding package, directs completion of U.S. Highway 85 segment
Summary
A legislative conference committee approved the conference report on Senate Bill 2012, a Department of Transportation funding package, adopting amendments that give the DOT flexibility to transfer unspent bid funds and direct construction of the remaining portion of U.S. Highway 85 between Highway 200 and Longstreet.
A conference committee voted to approve the conference report on Senate Bill 2012, a Department of Transportation funding package, after adopting amendments that allow the DOT to transfer unspent funds and direct construction on a remaining segment of U.S. Highway 85 between Highway 200 and Longstreet.
The measure matters because it allocates state transportation funding and includes language intended to give the DOT flexibility to move money among projects depending on bid results; committee members said the changes are intended to get projects started and allow the department to reassign savings. The…
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