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Delaware County commissioners cancel New Life Ranch Road realignment after easement refusal, cite $35 million cost
Summary
Delaware County Commissioners unanimously voted to cancel Project JP 29344 (the proposed New Life Ranch Road realignment and related Bridge 99 work) after a property owner refused an easement and officials said the re-routed alignment would cost roughly $35 million; the board directed staff to pursue replacing the deficient bridge within its existing footprint if feasible.
Delaware County commissioners voted unanimously on Feb. 3 to cancel Project JP 29344, the proposed construction and realignment of New Life Ranch Road and associated work on NBI 14128 Bridge 99 over Flint Creek, after a property owner declined to grant a needed easement and the county concluded the re-routed road would cost about $35 million.
Commissioner David Beck, who introduced the motion to cancel, said the project—originally begun in 2013—became infeasible because of the easement…
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