BATH
The city is seeking a Maine Department of Transportation grant to fix High Street between Leeman Highway and the West Bath line.
Public Works Director Peter Owen said that if the project is approved, the city could expect $500,000 to do the repairs — about half the expected cost.
The grant was designed for state aid roads that the state has told the municipalities it will not fund this year.
“We’ve been waiting for five or six years for funds to become available,” Owen said. “Roads like Route 209 are near the bottom of the list for normal state funds.”
The competitive grant’s deadline is Dec. 31 to fund work in fiscal year 2014-15.
In other public works news, a culvert at the West Bath line near State Road will be replaced in the fall, causing the rotary to be closed for a short time during the fix. Owen said that repair would take place after Labor Day.
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