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April 26, 2019

Salem bridge fix could cost $100M

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Upgrading the Center Street Bridge in Salem, Oregon, to withstand a major earthquake may cost $100 million, exceeding the $60 million budgeted by state lawmakers barely two years ago.

The Statesman-Journal reports that retrofitting the span that carries upwards of 47,000 drivers a day from West Salem into downtown includes several steps to safeguard the bridge and ramps from earthquake damage, such as reconstructing in-water piers and strengthening columns and foundations.


 
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