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Commission approves FDOT/CSX change order for bonded transportation program amid debate over cost growth
Summary
Commissioners approved a $500,000 change order tied to FDOT and CSX requirements and received a status update on the bonded transportation program, but several commissioners expressed concern about long-term cost growth and value-engineering that reduced some district projects.
The Clay County Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 10 approved a change order related to projects in the bonded transportation program (BTP) and heard a detailed update on program status and project schedules.
Commissioners debated program costs and priorities at length. One commissioner said the program — originally scoped at roughly $130 million — now carries a $179 million target and that inflation and delays had driven a large increase. "I do not buy it," a commissioner said in skepticism about attributing the roughly $50 million shift solely to COVID-era…
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