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Five rural bridge projects seek MCEP bridge grants to replace century‑old structures and remove load limits
Summary
County commissioners and engineers described bridge failures, load postings and long detours that motivate five county bridge replacement requests in HB 11. All six bridge applications in this cycle were recommended for funding, Commerce staff said.
Several counties presented bridge applications to the subcommittee, describing structures that are old, load‑posted and in some cases damaged by flooding.
Lewis and Clark County Commissioner Candace Payne asked for $750,000 to replace the 1915 Augusta–Clemens bridge on Elk Creek; the county has set aside roughly $758,700 as its local match. Payne said the single‑span steel pony‑truss is scour‑critical, is load‑limited and lacks modern rail and…
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