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Park County approves bridge and road funding requests, commits match for Shields River bridge grant
Summary
The Park County commission approved several transportation funding actions May 12, including an MDT SB536 contract for local bridge repairs, a request for $67,000 to help repair Hillary Bridge, approval to commit local match toward a Shields River Road bridge replacement (estimated $1.1–$1.4 million), and related engineering and procurement contracts.
Park County commissioners on May 12 approved multiple infrastructure and grant actions aimed at repairing and replacing county bridges and improving roads.
Kristen, the county grants manager, told the board the Shields River Road bridge over Flathead Creek has ‘‘major structural issues’’ and that the county must pass a resolution committing local match as part of a Montana Department of Commerce endowment-program grant application. ‘‘Right now, it's estimated between 1.1 and $1,400,000,’’ Kristen said of the project cost. Commissioners approved a motion to commit funds so the county can apply for the MDOC grant.
The board also approved accepting $75,000 in SB536 funding for the Horse Creek bridge construction and authorized a request for roughly $67,000 to help repair Hillary Bridge on Main Boulder Road. Road superintendent Matt said using contractor crews would avoid pulling county crews away from routine maintenance: hiring a contractor for the Hillary Bridge work would prevent the road crew from being diverted for two weeks and allow grading and other projects to continue.
Commissioners approved an amendment to task order 56 to add engineering fees for Horse Creek bridge services, signed gravel-procurement contracts for multiple roads, and approved a road-stabilization contract with W.E. Dust Control to apply chloride stabilizer on selected county roads.
Commissioners voiced concern about securing the required local match for the Shields River project but said committing funds now preserves the county's eligibility for grant funding and a multi-year plan to move toward construction if the grant is awarded.
