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Fayette County schedules March 12 bid opening, discusses CCMG funding and Nulltown Bridge plan
Summary
Commissioners set a special March 12 meeting to open CCMG bids after staff said Fayette County was awarded 2025/2026 CCMG funds; they discussed reduced statewide funding under Senate Bill 179 and identified Nulltown Bridge as a planned 2027 CCMG project.
FAYETTE COUNTY — County staff told the Board of Commissioners on March 3 that Fayette County will participate in a special bid opening for CCMG road and bridge projects and encouraged a quick project list for upcoming state funding rounds.
Phil Mackey and county staff said the state reopened some awards and that Fayette County was awarded money for 2025 projects; a special meeting to open bids was scheduled for Thursday, March 12 at 2 p.m. in the commissioners’ meeting room. Staff and commissioners discussed Senate Bill 179, which they said reduced the state’s CCMG pot for 2026 compared with earlier cycles, and urged the county to identify flexible projects and potential matches.
Commissioners discussed using CCMG funds for chip‑seal work as a way to stretch county match dollars, and noted that bridge projects require engineered plans while road projects can be shovel‑ready. County staff said Nulltown Bridge is the county’s anticipated CCMG project for 2027 and is in design.
What happens next
A special bid opening is set for March 12. County staff asked commissioners to deliver project lists by the end of the month to prepare estimates and match calculations for the July 2026 funding call.
Quotes
"When we open bids next Thursday, we can make a commitment, get those jobs done, right?" a commissioner asked. Phil Mackey said counties can apply for smaller projects rather than the full million‑dollar pot, noting "you don't have to do the whole mill."
Ending
Staff will follow up with commissioners about specific roads or bridge projects to include in the upcoming application and will attend the March 12 bid opening to advise on estimates and match requirements.
