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Bonner County seeks federal bridge funding; authorizes temporary property use for Pack River work
Summary
Road & Bridge staff received board approval to apply for a FY2026 Federal Aid Bridge grant to replace the Whiskey Jack Bridge, including a projected total cost estimate of about $4.8 million and county match obligations. The board also approved a state-funded temporary property-use agreement allowing contractors to install a pedestrian path and fence at the Colburn/Culver Road bridge over the Pack River.
The Bonner County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 9 authorized staff to apply for federal bridge funds to replace the Whiskey Jack Bridge over Boyer Slough and approved a related temporary property-use agreement for separate Pack River bridge work.
Matt Mulder, staff engineer for Road & Bridge, told the board that the Whiskey Jack Bridge (built 1969, timber structure) is functionally obsolete and that the FY2026 Federal…
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