Federal 'earmark' spending is back. Grand Forks and East Grand Forks hope for millions' worth
an inter-city bridge over the Red River that would cost between an estimated $35 million and $53 million, depending on its location and height, among other factors. City Administrator Todd Feland said the city is presuming the government will stick with a typical 80/20 cost split for those three projects, which would put the city’s total request for all five projects somewhere between $137 million and $155 million. Across the river, East Grand Forks city staff submitted to Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minn., a nearly identical request for money for an inter-city bridge. The city did not ask f...