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Council delays Ashley Drive reconfiguration amid cost jump to $22 million and funding questions
Summary
A proposed Ashley Drive reconfiguration project that would reestablish downtown blocks and remove a slip lane moved from an earlier $10.7 million estimate to a $22 million price tag; council continued the item for further detail and to coordinate with CRA and mobility studies.
Councilwoman Hirtak pulled item 49 saying cost estimates for an Ashley Drive reconfiguration had increased and financing options were unclear. She said the project had been approved in 2023 at roughly $10.7 million with a proposed federal contribution of about $5.35 million and an anticipated city match; the new estimate discussed in council documents rose to roughly $22,000,000.
Council members questioned where the city would…
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