Clearfield County allocates over $200k for bridge replacement

CLEARFIELD COUNTY (WTAJ) – The Bilgers Rocks Association is getting help from the Clearfield County Commissioners to replace the Bilgers Rocks Road bridge.

The commissioners approved allocating $273,000 to Bloom Township during their commissioner’s meeting on July 23 to help them leverage state grant funds for the project which will cost over $1,000,000.

“Just to give you an idea of what is cost, the bridge alone is going to be over $1,000,000. The paving of the road is going to be $682,000, and probably more than that by the time it gets to construction,” Clearfield County planning staff director Jodi Brennan said.

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Brennan added that rural municipalities such as Bloom Township are at a disadvantage when competing for grant funding because they can’t afford the matching fund requirements.

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