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Representatives introduce bill to replace, improve nation's bridges

from The Ripon Advance

Representatives introduce bill to replace, improve nation's bridges The Ripon Advance U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., on July 30 unveiled legislation that would direct the U.S. Transportation Secretary to establish a national bridge replacement and improvement program. The congressman sponsored the National Bridge Replacement and Improvement Act, H.R. 7869, to establish the National Bridge Replacement and Improvement Program through the U.S. Department of Transportation for qualifying entities, including state transportation departments, counties, cities, and localities. Qualifying projects under H.R. 7869 would be those that would restore or increase the structural capacity of a bridge, make major safety improvements, or replace an existing bridge. READ MORE

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