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Kidd Lane/Beard Mill bridge project receives bids; county leaders urge support for transfer-fee bill
Summary
TDOT bid openings indicate a likely $13.8 million contract for the Kidd Lane/Beard Mill Road bridge project; commissioners were briefed that federal and state funds will cover the bridge construction and that the county had already completed approach work.
The State of Tennessee took bids Feb. 7 for the Kidd Lane/Beard Mill Road bridge over the Elk River; county Highway Superintendent Tim Gill told the commission on Feb. 18 that the apparent low bidder was Jones Brothers with a bid of about $13.8 million for the bridge and associated roadway work.
Gill said there were three bidders and the state typically takes three-to-four weeks to award such projects; he told the commission the project will likely move forward and construction could take roughly 18 to 24 months. The county has already completed the local approach work —…
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