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Osceola County backs state grant application for F-10 bridge, amends five-year program
Summary
Supervisors approved a resolution supporting a state-managed Competitive Highway Bridge Program (CHBP) grant for the F‑10 (Pierce Avenue) bridge and amended the county's five-year bridge program to reflect grant funding instead of the county's federal Highway Bridge Program funds.
The Osceola County Board on Feb. 19 approved a resolution supporting the county's inclusion in a state-led Competitive Highway Bridge Program (CHBP) grant application for the F-10 bridge on Pierce Avenue and amended the county's five-year bridge program to reflect grant funding if the application succeeds.
A county highway staff member told the board the F-10 bridge has been in the county's five-year program for several years and is nearing the stage for design and bidding. The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is leading a CHBP application effort across multiple counties, using HDR Engineering as its consultant; the DOT asked Osceola County to sign the required intergovernmental agreement and support page so DOT can include the bridge in the statewide grant submission.
Under the arrangement, the county would still be responsible for a local pro rata share of the consultant fee (the presenter said the pro rata cost is roughly one-twentieth of the consultant fee because about 20 bridges are in the DOT's package). Staff cautioned that the grant structure differs from the county's usual Highway Bridge Program swap: when the county uses its HBP funds, DOT typically swaps 20% into federal funds so the county's HBP covers the whole project; under the CHBP grant, the county's local 20% share would come from county reserves.
To avoid the DOT seeing the bridge as already federally funded and thus ineligible for the new grant, the board approved an amendment to the five-year program to show grant funding for the F-10 bridge rather than federal HBP funding.
Why it matters: If the CHBP application is successful, grant funding would conserve county highway-bridge funds for other local projects, but the county would need to cover the local share and the pro rata consultant fee.
Votes at a glance - Resolution supporting CHBP grant application (identified as Resolution No. 30 in agenda): approved by voice vote. - Amendment to five-year bridge program (amendment #2): approved by voice vote.
What's next: County staff will execute the DOT signature page and provide the local consultant fee share if the DOT proceeds with the HDR-led application.
