Federal money coming to Iowa to help repair bridges
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9/18/2019
The Iowa Department of Transportation has been awarded federal money from two different programs to help repair bridges across the state.
The DOT’s Nicole Moore says one program provides state’s money to repair the driving surface of bridges. “Iowa received $25.3, and we received that money because we have more than seven-and-a-half percent of our bridge deck area listed in poor condition,” Moore explains. The state has some 24,000 bridges, with 4,000 owned by the state, 18,666 owned by counties, and 1,80 owned by cities.
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