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Valdosta council backs letter of support for Lamar Street Bridge replacement with $100,000 local pledge
Summary
Council approved staff’s request to provide a letter of support to the Georgia Department of Transportation for replacement of the timber Lamar Street Bridge; staff said the state's tier-3 bridge program would require a $100,000 local contribution, likely payable in FY 2029.
VALDOSTA, Ga. — The Valdosta Mayor and Council voted Feb. 20 to provide a letter of support to the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) for replacing the aging Lamar Street Bridge.
City Engineer Ben O'Dowd described the bridge as an old wooden structure with “structural abnormalities and issues” and said it has been programmed in GDOT’s bridge replacement program. He told council that because the…
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