Newscope/County commission provisionally accepts bridge project bid

Widel Inc. appears to have submitted the winning bid on a bridge project on Wildcat Road.

The Saline County Commission approved the bid of $296,606.85 pending bond verification from the engineering firm the county is working with.

The Widel bid was the lowest of six bids received. The highest was for more than $403,000.

Southern District Commissioner Dick Hassler said the county was getting a good price for the project, which had been estimated to cost about $417,000.