Following a prior decision to remove the structure, Ray County commissioners voted to modify an earlier motion on the Henrietta overpass, allowing the demolition project to be let for bids. The action occurred during a recent meeting after officials determined the original motion needed to be modified, as the cost exceeded the county’s authority to proceed without a formal bidding process. Commissioners originally approved demolition of the Henrietta overpass on March 19 after determining the estimated $10 million cost to rebuild the structure was not feasible. During discussion, Presiding Commissioner Shelia Tracy clarified the project must now be advertised for bids before demolition can move forward, as required for projects of that cost. “We will go through the original way we put out bids,” said Tracy. “And that’s the Richmond newspaper.” The modification follows the commission’s earlier decision to pursue demolition after determining rebuilding the overpass was not…