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Select Board accepts $1 million bridge grant; project will require about $1 million local match
Summary
Town staff described a $1 million state or program grant to replace a failing culvert on Grange Hall Road; the engineer's estimate is about $2.2 million, so the town will need to commit roughly $1 million in local funds. The board authorized the town manager to sign the grant acceptance.
The Select Board authorized the town manager to sign paperwork accepting a $1,000,000 municipal small bridge program grant for replacement of a failing corrugated steel culvert on Grange Hall Road.
Staff told the board the engineer’s full estimate for replacing the twin corrugated steel culvert with a box culvert is approximately $2.2 million. With the grant, the town’s share is expected to be about $1 million; staff said the funding plan could combine free cash and the capital stabilization fund or short‑term borrowing, and that the remaining appropriations would be presented at a future town meeting.
Town staff characterized the replacement as an appropriate investment because the structure has the town’s lowest culvert rating and a prefabricated, open‑bottom box culvert would qualify for federal local bridge funding in the distant future. The board voted to authorize the town manager to sign the grant acceptance and to pursue a funding plan that could include stabilization funds and free cash.
Next steps: the town manager will sign the grant acceptance and staff will prepare funding options for the Select Board and, if needed, for town meeting appropriation.
