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Deuel County approves applications for two Bridge Improvement Grants, including federal funding for a pony truss study
Summary
Commissioners approved a federal Bridge Improvement Grant application for hydraulic study funding on structure 20-153-210 (no county match) and authorized a 75/25 local/federal split to boost the BIG score for bridge 20-170-004 by 1.67 points.
The Deuel County Commissioners on July 7 approved two Bridge Improvement Grant applications for county bridges.
Highway Superintendent Jamie Broksieck told the board structure 20-153-210 is eligible for a federally funded grant to pay for a hydraulic study; because the grant is federally funded there is no local cost. Broksieck also described that the bridge is the county's last pony truss structure. Commissioners approved submitting the federal BIG application on a motion by Commissioner Steve Rhody, seconded by Commissioner Harry Mewherter; the vote was unanimous.
Separately, Broksieck presented bridge 20-170-004, which has a BIG score of 42.5. The BIG program normally requires an 80/20 split; commissioners approved a 75/25 split to increase the project's BIG score by about 1.67 points. The split was approved on a motion by Commissioner Judith Homan, seconded by Commissioner Steve Rhody; all voted yes.
Both approvals move the county forward in seeking state and federal funding for bridge studies and improvements. Specific timeline and match commitments for construction, if awarded, were not detailed at the meeting.
