Cass County awards $1.14M bridge replacement contract; secures state grant

Jul 7, 2026

The county awarded a $1,140,282.20 contract to replace Bridge 11501 with Bridge 11525 on CSAH 1, closing a structurally deficient bridge; the project is partially funded by a $523,949 Local Bridge Replacement grant and a $429,503.70 MnDOT grant agreement authorized by the Board.

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County Engineer Darrick Anderson told the Board that Bridge No. 11501 was closed Oct. 7, 2025 after structural deficiencies were identified; the Board awarded Contract 60119 to Structural Specialties, Inc. for $1,140,282.20 to construct Bridge No. 11525. Anderson reported the county secured approximately $523,949 in Local Bridge Replacement Program funding, which will cover roughly 46% of the project cost, and later presented a MnDOT grant agreement authorized under Resolution 35-26.

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