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Commissioners approve Cold Creek Bridge pay request, agree to reprioritize Bud Level bridge (2615)
Summary
The board executed payment request No. 2 for the Cold Creek Bridge and instructed staff to request that MDT reprioritize bridge replacement to bridge 2615 (slated at $1.5M), citing local traffic and detour concerns.
Daniels County commissioners approved payment request No. 2 for the Cold Creek Bridge and confirmed a plan to ask the state off‑system bridge program to change the county’s priority to bridge 2615 (the ‘bud‑level’ bridge), which staff said carries more local traffic and is slated at a higher cost.
A commissioner indicated they had signed the Cold Creek Bridge pay request and the board moved and seconded to execute the payment request; the motion carried with no opposition. Separately, staff and commissioners discussed a follow‑up email to engineering (Rod Nelson) requesting change of priority from 2617 to 2615 because 2615 is used more by local traffic and was described as ‘more important to be rebuilt.’ Transcript discussion noted the two bridges’ request prices: one marked at $1.0M and the other at $1.5M.
The board did not alter budget lines at the meeting but agreed to direct staff to notify the engineer of the requested priority change. Commissioners asked staff to contact the appropriate state contacts to confirm the updated priority and any implications for scheduling or funding.
Next steps: staff will email engineering to request the priority change and report back on any scheduling or funding implications.
