COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Commission on Tuesday voted in support of Jefferson City’s bid to receive a federal grant for a road and bridge project. Slides from a Tuesday presentation show that Jefferson City is hoping to secure up to $25 million in federal funding from a Better Ut ilizing Investments to Leverage Development grant for its Reconnecting Jefferson City project. The city hopes to replace the viaduct at High Street and add a new connector bridge from River Market to Deborah Cooper Park. The viaduct construction is expected to cost around $16.9 million, while the connector bridge is expected to cost about $7.5 million.  The city expects to learn if it will receive the grant this summer. The post Cole County Commission votes in support of US BUILD grant for Jefferson City appeared first on ABC17NEWS. ...read more read less