5/30/13 - The Fenton City Council approved paying 5% of the cost of replacing the Silver Lake Road bridge last night, with the remaining 95% to be paid from state and federal sources. The city has received a grant to repair the bridge over the Shiawassee River between Leroy and Adelaide Streets. The $1.4 million reconstruction will be paid almost completely by the federal government, with the state and city governments each paying about $70,000. The city must also pay for the engineering and design work, which will cost about $80,000 and take six to nine months. This is the third bridge in the City of Fenton to receive 95% reconstruction funding from the state and federal governments in recent years. Public Works Director Dan Czarnecki says this kind of funding is typically very unusual, going only to bridges in the poorest condition, and the fact that three bridge projects have been funded this way shows the poor state of Fentonâs bridges. Actual work on the bridge should begin during the construction season of 2015. (TD)
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