Report says new lake bridge will cost $67M
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Published: November 13, 2009
BURLINGTON (AP) — A report prepared for the New York Department of Transportation says the cost of replacing a now-closed bridge over Lake Champlain will be $67 million and it will take 22 months to build.
The assessment by HNTB New York Engineering and Architecture concluded that a short-term fix costing $22.9 million would have extended the bridge's life span by four or five years.
The bridge between Crown Point, N.Y., and Addison, Vt., was closed last month after it was deemed unsafe. The two states are now scrambling to plan for a replacement.
The report said a longer-term rehabilitation project could restore the bridge to service for 50 years, but it would cost more than $84 million and take 30 months to complete.
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