The City Council’s economic development committee Wednesday approved a grant application to the U.S. Department of Transportation for $22.1 million to rebuild the Congress Street span. The city and state had previously set aside an additional $12 million a piece for the project. When the city finally sought construction bids last summer, four interested contractors participated, submitting costs double and more of what had been anticipated — $42.55 million, $48.04 million, $56.93 million and $57.63 million. And that resulted in the current $22.1 million grant application, which is expected to pass the full council at its next meeting. The members are, like Ganim, all Democrats. The mayor’s rival in this coming Tuesday’s Democratic mayoral primary, former administration employee John Gomes, has previously sought to use the delays against the incumbent, claiming the Congress St. bridge is a example of some of Ganim’s broken promises to voters.
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