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Draft Environmental Statement
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News Articles
Impact
study - Approval stage
dated 9-02-99
Traffic
disruptions
dated 3-07-99
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PROJECT OVERVIEW
In St. Augustine, Florida the Bridge of Lions has
carried traffic across the Matanzas River since 1927. In 1981 the
Florida Department of Transportation discovered a number of structural
problems with the bridge during a routine inspection. When the FDOT
recommended building a new bridge, there was a strong protest from many of
the local residents and historic preservation groups. To date, numerous
repairs have been made to this bridge. Follow the news articles to
the left to see whether the Nation's Oldest City will receive a new bridge
or restore the existing bridge - a bridge many residents consider a national
treasure.
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