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Brown County commissioners weigh options after road reclamation bids exceed earlier estimates
Summary
Commissioners discussed a road reclamation project that came in significantly higher than prior estimates and debated alternatives to a cement-stabilized reclamation; they asked staff to gather more bids, consult the state about a detour, and produce a project spreadsheet for next meeting.
Brown County commissioners discussed a road reclamation project whose bids substantially exceeded earlier cost estimates, prompting requests to rebid, consult additional contractors and counties, and to seek further information from the state on detour routing and contribution levels.
At the commission meeting, commissioners said an engineer's recent estimate for the reclamation totaled about $1.7 million, above an earlier $1.3 million figure discussed when the project was first proposed. Commissioners said the state had earlier indicated it might contribute roughly $900,000 toward the job, but that final state contribution and exact county exposure remained unclear.
The engineer's base bid described a 9-inch reclamation with 6% cement mixed into the existing material plus a 3-inch asphalt overlay; the bid also itemized additional…
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