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Barnstable commissioners endorse federal funding push for Bourne Bridge replacement

Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners · September 26, 2024
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Summary

The board authorized a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg urging support for federal grants to fund phase 2 of the Cape Cod Canal bridge program, citing the bridges' economic importance and earlier federal and state commitments.

At its Sept. 25 meeting the Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners voted to approve and send a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg expressing the county's strong support for federal funding of phase 2 of the Cape Cod Canal bridge program, which would include replacement of the Bourne Bridge.

A commissioner reading the draft letter told the board the packet…

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