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Council rejects federal terms for Micron Gateway bridge grant, citing five‑year delay and higher costs
Summary
City staff reported that federal Highway Administration requirements would extend the Micron Gateway bridge replacement project timeline to five years and likely double construction costs; the council directed staff not to accept the federal grant opportunity and to notify the congressman's office and GDOT.
Marietta city staff told the council that a federal grant offer for the Micron Gateway bridge replacement would impose Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) requirements that extend the project timeline and raise costs, and the council unanimously directed staff not to accept the federal funds under those terms.
Why it matters: accepting the federal grant would have required the city to follow FHWA procurement and project requirements that staff said would stretch a project that could be built in about 18 months with local funds into a five‑year program and likely…
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