Change in bridge plans
When it comes to discussing a change in plans announced last week improving safety on the Escanaba River Bridge between Escanaba and Gladstone, we don’t feel we’ve received all assurances that safety is priority one. And, of the assurances we did receive, none were overwhelming.
A few years ago the state announced it would replace the bridge, due to safety reasons. Now, after spending $1 million on engineering and other studies to replace the bridge, the state has announced it can make the bridge acceptably safe simply by refurbishing it.
Cost of new: $15.4 million. Rehab: $3.3 million.
We’d like to have blind faith in the state balancing costs and safety, without safety taking a back seat. But local residents who travel that bridge countless times during any given year can’t afford to practice that blind faith.
State officials who explained the change weren’t exactly overpowering in their assurances. We suspect they found themselves betw
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