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Murray Bridge not selected for build grant; county keeps $2 million for design work
Summary
The county learned the Murray Bridge project was not selected from a competitive pool (about 800 applications; 30 selected). Officials said the project cleared an initial merit hurdle, retaining $2 million in directed funds for design and access to smaller state HP funds.
County supervisors were told that the Murray Bridge project was not selected in the latest build/raise grant round. A supervisor reported: "Um, got an email last week on Murray Bridge. Uh we were not selected as part of the build raised. We cleared the first hurdle. We were determined as a uh project of merit. So future applications ... will be significantly cheaper" (verbatim from the transcript).
The speaker said the program received roughly 800 applications and selected about 30 projects, and that the county still has $2 million directed toward the project for design work. The county may also proceed using smaller state HP funding (estimated at $200,000–$250,000 per year) to continue design and partial work while pursuing future grant opportunities.
Why it matters: bridge repair and replacement funding are competitive; maintaining design funding preserves readiness for future applications and helps the county plan for phased repairs.
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