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Missoula County outlines plan to seek federal funds to replace aging bridges
Summary
Missoula County public works staff briefed community councils on an inventory of 61 bridges over 20 feet, priorities for federal grant applications and backup funding options that would require local matches.
Eric, a Missoula County Public Works staff member, told community council attendees that “we have 61 bridges in Missoula County that are over 20 feet long,” which by federal rules must be on the National Bridge Inventory and inspected every two years by the state department of transportation.
The county identified roughly 15 bridges as the highest priorities for replacement and repair. Eric said two — North Avenue (the Maclay Bridge) and Lolo Street — are already in federally funded design programs. He described a preliminary cost estimate for the top 15 bridges of about $68,000,000 and…
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