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No Repairs Planned for More Than 1,000 Outdated, Deteriorated Michigan Bridges

January 04, 2011 11:08
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Ninety percent of Michigan's structurally deficient or functionally obsolete bridges will not be repaired over the next five years because the state has no money to fix them, according to the latest draft of the Michigan Department of Transportation's (MDOT) new five-year plan.

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