The City Council Tuesday night approved a construction project to replace the Louisiana Avenue Bridge, with approximately 80% of the $3.7 million cost state funded. Construction is expected to start in May. The project is being funded through the Federal/ Local Bridge program administered by the Connecticut Department of Transportation, said Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu. However, the Federal/Local Bridge program requires the city to pay for 20% of the DOT administrative/testing/audit cost of $260,100, “for a net cost to the city of $52,020,” Zoppo-Sassu said. “Therefore the effective city reimbursement rate for the Louisiana Ave. bridge construction is 78.4 percent.”
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