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Taunton says MassDOT review, extra engineering raise Old Colony Avenue bridge design to about $1.4M; council backs Raynham MOA
Summary
City officials told the municipal council and Committee on the Whole that federal earmark rules and MassDOT oversight have multiplied design tasks and costs for the Old Colony Avenue bridge project; Raynham has agreed to split the added design cost and the council voted to support an MOA with the town.
Taunton City officials told the Committee of the Whole on Jan. 14 that the Old Colony Avenue bridge replacement has escalated from a municipal-only $300,000 design to a MassDOT-led project with roughly $1.1 million–$1.4 million in design costs, and the council voted to support a memorandum of agreement with the town of Raynham to share expenses.
The update matters because the city’s $5 million federal community project funding grant requires MassDOT oversight for a bridge project, which triggers many additional deliverables, prolonged reviews and a longer design schedule, city consultants and staff said.
Chris Jones, project manager for Beta Group, Taunton’s design consultant on the bridge, told the council that when the federal grant placed the project under State Department of Transportation jurisdiction…
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