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INFRASTRUCTURES * USA: Damaged Delaware bridge
* Delaware - Landowners cited for pile that damaged bridge
Wilmington,DEL,USA -The News Journal of Wilmington/The Associated Press/The Trucker -19 Aug 2014: -- The owners of land in Delaware where a huge mound of dirt caused damage to an interstate highway bridge on a key East Coast artery have been served with violation notices by state environmental regulators... The notices were the first effort by the state to recoup repair costs estimated at $45 million... The DuPont Co. and Wilmington-based Alma Properties LLC received nearly identical letters claiming numerous violations of state law or administrative code... The letters from the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control don't assign blame for the damage to the bridge, but they list violations that could lead to fines of up to $2,000 a day. Depending on the duration of the violations, the fines could reach the millions of dollars... The bridge carries Interstate 495, an 11-mile bypass that helps alleviate congestion on Interstate 95. The bridge was closed in June because support columns were tilting. The southbound lanes were reopened July 31, and the northbound lanes are expected to reopen by Labor Day...
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