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Highway department outlines bridge and culvert projects, seeks clearer capital plan

Tompkins County Facilities & Infrastructure Committee · April 17, 2026
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Summary

County highway staff updated the committee on multiple bridge and culvert projects, including Podunk Bridge (no bids, moving to design), Fall Creek Road culvert (May survey), Midline Road speed-limit request (state review), Cortland Street bridge coordination with Village of Groton and several federally funded bridge projects; staff said a 20-year capital plan is in development.

Highway department staff on April 16 provided a multi-project capital update to the Facilities & Infrastructure Committee covering bridges, culverts and design timelines.

Projects discussed included Podunk Bridge (marketing produced no offers; next step is design), a Fall Creek Road triple-box culvert with an environmental and MASH (ecological) survey planned in…

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