$6.5 million replacement of ‘horrible’ Red Star Bridge is still in state’s plans - The Mountain Eagle

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$6.5 million replacement of ‘horrible’ Red Star Bridge is still in state’s plans - The Mountain Eagle

Plagued by potholes and tagged with a weight limit that keeps school buses from crossing it, the Redstar Bridge southwest of Blackey is still holding up traffic, even though a contract has been let to replace it. “Yeah, it’s horrible,” District 12 State Bridge Engineer Mary Westfall Holbrook agreed. “We still have utilities in the way. It’s been let to contract, but unfortunately it was let with utilities as part of the bid.” The bridge has been…