Luzerne, Carbon counties to jointly apply for multimodal grant for Tannery Bridge rehabilitation
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Luzerne County staff and a Carbon County commissioner discussed a joint application for about $1.4 million from the multimodal transportation grant program to rehabilitate the jointly owned Tannery Bridge (County Bridge 18); each county would contribute $72,500 if awarded.
County staff presented a proposed joint application with Carbon County on June 24 to seek state multimodal transportation funding for rehabilitation of the Tannery Bridge (identified in the discussion as County Bridge 18).
Commissioner Arner of Carbon County attended the meeting and described the bridge work as likely to be rehabilitation rather than a full replacement. Arner said one bridge abutment is dropping and that the final scope and cost will depend on engineers' analysis. The grant request discussed in the meeting was for approximately $1,400,000 and contemplated each county contributing $72,500 as a local match if the award is made.
Council members asked whether the project would be a full replacement or rehabilitation; Carbon County representatives and county staff said rehabilitation was most probable pending engineering reports. Staff also noted that if awarded funds the counties would be required to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the state Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) and to enter an inter-county MOU if the grant is awarded.
The council did not take a final vote on the application at the meeting; Carbon County personnel indicated Carbon County would be the applicant with Luzerne County listed as a partner in the application.