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County approves design funding for Huffman Bridge rehab, reviews 2027 bridge priorities
Summary
Putnam County Highway Director presented a plan to rehabilitate Huffman Bridge with design costs of $80,300 and construction estimated at $482,632 (total $562,932); commissioners approved the design contract pending Council approval and heard updates on paving, tank replacement, and plans to revert five bridges to culverts in 2027.
Highway Director Clint Maddox presented a scoping report for Huffman Bridge that estimated design fees at $80,300 and construction at $482,632 for a total projected cost of $562,932; the proposed work was described as an intensive rehabilitation to restore the bridge to a 12—15-ton limit. Maddox recommended starting design work this year with construction to follow, using the wheel-tax bridge fund for design and construction costs.
Commissioner Andy Beck moved to approve proceeding with $80,300 in design funding pending Council approval; Tom Helmer seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Maddox also reported that fuel tanks have been removed and replacement work is underway, that bridges 122—124 have been paved over, and that the paving program would begin near 900 E. He reviewed a 2027 bridge-list proposal that would revert five bridges to culverts and remove them from the county's bridge inventory.
