The local C ouncil is planning to replace an e x isting bridge across a river in
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The local Council is planning to replace an existing bridge across a river in a country town. The old bridge is a wooden bridge, constructed in 1940 and listed in the National Heritage Register. When the Council approached the National Heritage Department seeking permission to remove the old bridge they were notified that approval can only be granted if the Council is prepared to construct a wooden bridge in the same location. The local residents have informed the Council that they prefer a concrete bridge because of the long-term durability and also Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA) wood preservative used to treat the timber may cause adverse water quality problems in the river. If you are the Council Project Manager for the bridge construction project explain the consultative and approval processes you need to go through prior to the commencement of construction of the bridge.
Explanation / Answer
"I think all of us understand there have been moments when we thought this would never happen," said Rep. John Yarmuth.
Standing at the edge of the bank where the East End Bridge will be built, those involved made its commencement official.
"Now we're rolling our sleeves up and we're going to go to work, we're going to get this East End Bridge done," said Pence.
"Nobody gave up. It was that collective persistence on both sides of the river that brought us to this day," said Yarmuth.
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and Jeffersonville Mayor Mike Moore joined Yarmuth, along with the Federal Highway Administration and other political dignitaries to announce construction has begun, and it was evident.
A barge had been boring into the river bed, testing rock and soil for the bridge's trestles, and a clearing on the Kentucky side of the river has already been established for the connection and the tunnel for the approach to the bridge.
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