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Lee County backs application for USDOT bridge grant, agrees to local match
Summary
County staff told commissioners Lee County joined other counties to apply for a USDOT Bridge Investment Program construction grant for a Webb Branch bridge; the commission authorized a supporting resolution and discussed a 25% local match.
County staff described a planned multijurisdictional application to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bridge Investment Program (part of the IIJA) to fund replacement of a bridge on Webb Branch at Lee Road 72 (Farmville Road). The commission voted to authorize the chair to execute a resolution supporting the application.
Staff said the project is part of a larger grouping of county bridge projects submitted together and gave cost and match guidance: "The estimated cost for this bridge project is $3,750,000," a staff member said in the meeting; if the application succeeds, the county would be responsible for a local match of up to 25 percent, which staff estimated at $187,500. The resolution authorizes staff to apply and signals local support for the joint application.
Commissioners voted in favor of the resolution after brief discussion. Staff said the county participated in planning work in fiscal 2023 and the current resolution is necessary to move a construction grant application forward; final award, scope and cost will depend on the USDOT competitive grant process.
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