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Elkhart County approves INDOT project call for Bridge 252, plans $3.88 million superstructure rehab
Summary
The county voted Nov. 10 to pursue an INDOT 'call for projects' for Bridge 252 (County Road 1 north of County Road 130). The board approved an estimated $3,882,253 superstructure rehabilitation with a required 20% local match, and staff will proceed with the application process.
The Elkhart County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved submitting an application to the Indiana Department of Transportation for a superstructure rehabilitation of Bridge 252, located on County Road 1 just north of County Road 130.
Highway staff told the board the preliminary project cost is $3,882,253 and that INDOT requires a 20% local match, about $776,451. Officials said the local match is intended to come from "Edit, Cunebridge, or motor vehicle highway funds," as presented to the board. The bridge is 51 years old and the superstructure was described as in poor condition; the proposed replacement is expected to provide about a 50-year service life.
Presenters outlined the multi-year funding timeline tied to the INDOT call: an initial fiscal-year allocation for preliminary engineering, right-of-way work and DNR wetland mitigation (noted as $184,508 in the presentation), with construction-phase funds shown in later fiscal years (a cited FY2032 estimate of $591,942 for construction and construction engineering in the materials presented). The item was described as part of the county's 10-year plan.
The board voted to approve the submission and the county's proposed local match funding commitment. Next steps identified were to move forward with the application and follow INDOT's scheduling and review process; no final construction schedule was set at the meeting.
