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INFRASTRUCTURES * USA - Federal bill urges bridge inspections, repair
Washington,DC,USA -Land Line Magazine, by David Tanner -July 17, 2008: -- A bill scheduled for debate next week in the U.S. House of Representatives would set in motion a new process for prioritizing the inspection, inventory and repair of structurally deficient and obsolete bridges on the National Highway System... Oberstar said the bridge received a rating low enough for it to be eligible for replacement under the Federal Highway Bridge Program, but the bridge was neither closed nor replaced and the tragedy occurred... The Rules Committee has allowed a number of amendments to be considered during debate, including one by Oberstar to create a $5 million pilot program to install high-tech monitoring equipment on up to 15 bridges in five states...
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