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Signal Mountain council weighs options after TDOT cites $563,839 sidewalk shortfall
Summary
Town staff told the council that Tennessee Department of Transportation cost estimates leave a $563,839 gap on a long-delayed sidewalk grant; councilors asked staff to produce alternative paths — including MPO match requests, in-house work using ARPA funds, or abandoning the grant — and to return with cost and timeline analyses in March.
The Signal Mountain Town Council on Monday confronted a sudden $563,839 funding shortfall for a long‑running sidewalk project funded through a Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) grant, and asked staff to return with a set of concrete options and cost analyses.
Town staff said TDOT’s most recent construction estimate is higher than earlier figures and that, under current contract terms, the town must identify the shortfall or risk redesign costs falling fully on the municipality. Public works director Wesley Stokes (introduced to the council earlier in the meeting) told council members that TDOT estimates are based on the plans the agency was provided and that…
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