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September 10, 2008

GAO report: federal bridge repair program isn't fixing worst bridges

By JOAN LOWY
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON — Many of the nation's largest and most seriously deficient bridges aren't getting fixed because a federal program funding bridge repairs is unfocused and lacks sufficient standards, congressional investigators say.

The Highway Bridge Program that provided more than $4 billion to states last year has become so broad that “nearly any bridge” is potentially eligible for federal aid, according to a draft of a Government Accountability Office report being released today.


 
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