Murray Morgan Bridge is Salavageable
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/295433.html
“A preliminary report from David Evans and Associates concludes that the bridge can be rehabilitated for approximately $80 million. That’s far less than the $135 million estimate for replacing the bridge, and not far from a 2004 estimate of $80 million for rehabilitation.”
“The new consultant’s report is good news, because city officials had feared that the bridge was too far gone to save and might require an expensive replacement. They also assumed that if the bridge could be rehabilitated, the cost would have risen far beyond the 2004 estimate because of skyrocketing construction materials prices.”
This is excellent news. That bridge is a symbol of Tacoma and an important link between downtown and the tideflats.
Ben