Downtown Columbus Bridges

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Since the only news about Ohio on here, recently, concerns opinions on its drivers, here is something a little more tangible.
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/10/copy/city-to-get-to-work-on-new-bridge.html

$32 MILLION PROJECT
City to get to work on new bridge
Wednesday,  March 10, 2010 3:50 AM
By Robert Vitale

Nearly a year after demolishing the Town Street bridge between Downtown and Franklinton, Columbus officials are to break ground today on its replacement.
And they say construction will be cheaper and quicker than originally thought.
Assistant Public Service Director Rick Tilton said the most-recent cost estimates peg the new bridge at $32million, which is about $4.4million less than projected last year.
The bridge should be completed by August 2011, he said; the previous timetable called for opening it in 2012.
Bids came in lower than expected, Tilton said.
The state is picking up most of the cost; the city, federal and Franklin County governments will contribute as well.
The new span will have a new name. It will be realigned to run from Rich Street on the Downtown side of the Scioto River to Town Street on the Franklinton side and will be known as the Rich Street bridge.