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Council committee backs RAISE grant support as VDOT says Mayo Bridge requires full replacement
Summary
The committee voted to forward a resolution supporting a U.S. Department of Transportation RAISE grant application for the Mayo Bridge replacement after VDOT analysis found piers and abutments require full replacement, creating a multi‑hundred‑million dollar funding gap.
The Land Use, Housing and Transportation Standing Committee voted to forward a resolution expressing council support for a U.S. Department of Transportation RAISE grant application to help close a substantial funding gap for the Mayo Bridge replacement project.
City public works staff told the committee that after more detailed inspections VDOT determined the bridge’s substructure — piers and abutments — cannot be rehabilitated and must be replaced, changing the project from rehabilitation to total replacement. The director of public works said the minimum estimated cost for total replacement is $195 million, compared with the previously estimated $90 million rehabilitation cost, leaving…
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