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Henderson County requests waiver of local match to pursue federal off‑system bridge grant for County Road 3806
Summary
The court approved a resolution asking TxDOT to waive the county’s local matching funds for a Federal Off‑System Bridge Program grant to replace or rehabilitate a bridge on County Road 3806; the county plans to offset its 10% share by using work on another bridge (Potawatomi Creek) valued at about $120,000.
Henderson County Commissioners Court approved a resolution requesting a waiver of local matching funds so the county can participate in the Federal Off‑System Bridge Program administered by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for work on a bridge on County Road 3806.
A county commissioner said the grant pays 80% of eligible construction costs, TxDOT contributes 10%, and the county is normally responsible for the remaining 10%. The commissioner explained the county plans to offset that local match by completing work on a separate bridge at Potawatomi Creek; the county’s share for that offset was estimated at about $120,000.
"This is a federal grant from TxDOT... the federal government pays 80, TxDOT 10 and the county 10," the presenting commissioner said. The court heard that County Road 3806 at Kickapoo is structurally deficient or functionally obsolete and therefore eligible for the off‑system bridge program.
Commissioner McCam moved to approve the resolution; Commissioner Bridgson seconded. The motion passed unanimously. County staff will proceed with the TxDOT application process and the proposed local offset work at Potawatomi Creek if TxDOT approves the waiver and grant agreement.
A commissioner noted the county still has five wooden bridges remaining to address out of a list of 22 bridges and that the county is prioritizing replacements and rehabilitation as funds allow.
