COUNTY LOOKING TO PURCHASE LAND FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE

KWHI October 24, 2014

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The County is looking to purchase property to relocate the Road and Bridge Department away from the heavily trafficked Blue Bell Road. On the agenda for next Tuesday’s County Commissioners meeting is an item to authorize purchase of a 21 acre tract of land. County Judge John Brieden confirmed that this is the proposed site for relocating the Road and Bridge Department. He declined to say exactly where the property is located until the purchase is completed.

Currently, the Road and Bridge Department is located next to the Sheriff’s Office and the County Jail on Blue Bell Road. The large trucks used by Road and Bridge have difficulty entering and exiting the site with the increased traffic on that loop road. That is one of the reasons why the County would like to relocate that department. County Judge John Brieden explains another reason:

The new justice center would be built on the current Road and Bridge site, but Brieden stated that this is a long term project that will take place in stages over a number of years. Tuesday’s County Commissioners meeting is at 9am in the County Courthouse.