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College Street bridge bid awarded
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Damage at the Veterans Memorial Bridge after it was hit by a landfill truck last year.

 

The Veterans Memorial Bridge on College Street across Highway 70 should soon see some badly needed repairs.

 

The structure, closed for nearly a year after a truck driver from the county landfill struck the bridge, is on its way to being repaired, as the Tennessee Department of Transportation has awarded a $222,894.68 contract to Mid-State Construction Company, Inc. of Livingston.

 

The company is scheduled to complete the project by October 31.

 

The project was originally let for bids in February. Mid State Construction was the sole bidder at $238,600.58, but the bid was rejected as too high by TDOT. Bids were let again in May, and this time an agreement was reached.