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Madison County wins federal aid to replace aging Beddington White Park bridge
Summary
Madison County officials said they received a congressional federal-aid award of $1.5 million toward replacing the fracture‑critical Beddington White Park/Iron Trust bridge; total project cost is estimated near $2.5 million and will be combined with other federal funds so no local tax dollars are required.
Madison County announced it has secured federal aid to replace a structurally vulnerable bridge near Beddington White Park, county roads staff told the Board of Supervisors at its July 1 meeting.
“ We received 1,500,000.0. It's gonna be around 2,500,000.0,” said Mike, a county secondary‑roads official, describing the congressional earmark and how the county intends to combine that award with other federal aid so local tax dollars would not fund the replacement. He said the project is currently in preliminary design.
The board learned the grant was routed through a federal process, approved by Congress and signed by the president, and that the bridge — described by staff as “fracture critical” because of older steel prone to brittle failure — will likely be removed and scrapped rather than reused. Mike said that replacing the bridge will free local funds to address other bridge projects in the county.
County officials said the award required a modification of the county’s five‑year program because the project falls in prior program years rather than the current accomplishment year. The board did not set a construction start date; staff said planning and design remain under way.
The board did not identify a local tax contribution for the project during the meeting and described the funding as a combination of the congressional earmark and additional federal aid. No formal vote to accept the federal funds was recorded beyond the staff presentation and subsequent approvals of related administrative resolutions.
The county’s preliminary design and environmental review will continue; staff said the project timeline will be updated as design and contracting progress.
