NewsAugust 15, 2016
Nixon helps break ground for new Missouri River bridge
WASHINGTON, Mo. -- Construction is scheduled to begin today on a new Missouri River bridge at the eastern Missouri town of Washington. Gov. Jay Nixon was in Washington on Friday for a groundbreaking ceremony. The new bridge carrying Highway 47 traffic will replace an old, narrow bridge built more than 80 years ago...
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WASHINGTON, Mo. -- Construction is scheduled to begin today on a new Missouri River bridge at the eastern Missouri town of Washington.
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Gov. Jay Nixon was in Washington on Friday for a groundbreaking ceremony. The new bridge carrying Highway 47 traffic will replace an old, narrow bridge built more than 80 years ago.
The new bridge will cost $63 million and is scheduled to open by November 2018.
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