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Park County authorizes CMAQ application and OKs pursuit of $4M bridge grant with up to $800,000 local match
Summary
County engineer won approval to submit a CMAQ grant application with a $20,000 county match and received commissioner concurrence to pursue a $4 million Federal Highways bridge investment grant for a structurally deficient Bitter Creek bridge, with a potential county match not to exceed $800,000 if awarded.
Park County commissioners gave staff permission to submit a federal congestion mitigation/air quality (CMAQ) application for fiscal year 2027 and signaled support for pursuing a Federal Highways Bridge Investment Program grant for a multi‑span Bitter Creek bridge replacement estimated at $4 million. County Engineer Brian Edwards said the CMAQ request would fund mag‑chloride for gravel roads; the county’s share is a 20% match, approximately $20,000, to secure an $80,000 award. Commissioners formally moved to allow submission of the CMAQ application and approved the action.
Edwards described the Bitter Creek bridge as a complex, three‑span structure with skewed piers and pressing rehabilitation needs; he said the county has roughly 70 bridges and needs to replace or rehabilitate about one bridge per year to keep pace with deterioration. The Bridge Investment Program project estimate was $4,000,000 with a proposed county maximum commitment of $800,000 if the grant is awarded; Edwards clarified no binding obligation exists until a formal agreement is signed. Commissioner (speaker 6) noted the 20% match had already been included in preliminary budget numbers. Commissioners voted to approve submitting the applications and to take the bridge proposal forward for grant pursuit.
