Well, this is interesting. And I didn't see it anywhere else, until I saw a link at Towleroad.com.
You would think this would be bigger news. . .that experts thought that the bridge might collapse, and were working on ways to fix it. And then they stopped. Read on:
[Excerpt]
Phone call put brakes on bridge repair
Plans to reinforce the bridge were well underway when the project came to a screeching halt in January amid concerns about safety and cost.
The men and women whose job was to ensure the safety of Bridge 9340 were meeting once again. Just after noon on Dec. 6, they filed into a conference room in Roseville to divvy up the final prep work for a dangerous steel reinforcement project high above the Mississippi River. [snip]
Internal MnDOT documents reviewed by the Star Tribune reveal that last year bridge officials talked openly about the possibility of the bridge collapsing -- and worried that it might have to be condemned. . .
Read it all at: StarTribune.com
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