Mississippi Closes More Bridges After Counties Don't Act

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that it is closing 34 local bridges that inspectors found to be unsafe, and the department's executive director Melinda McGrath said county supervisors already should have shut those down.

"This isn't something that's just based off of, you know, 'The bridge looks old.' These bridges have been inspected by professional bridge inspection teams and deemed that they are dangerous to the public," McGrath said at a news conference.

Most of the 34 bridges being closed are in Jones, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. Others are in Bolivar, Clarke, Hinds, Holmes, Washington and Yazoo counties.

Federal Highway Administration officials ordered additional inspections of many county-road bridges, focusing on those supported by timber pilings.

Read more: http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2019/mar/27/mississippi-closes-more-bridges-after-counties-don/

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1. Build the wall

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2. It turns out that my right-wing brother wants to have his name inscribed on one of the bricks

after he completed his tax returns. He usually gets a refund, but this year he owes about $2,500 and his income was much lower this year since he was unemployed during most of the year. He is at the point that he might abandon Trump when he runs for reelection.

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3. I hope he sees the light. I hate to see anyone unemployed, and then to have to pay in.

Maybe it will open his eyes. Being in the midwest, a lot needs to be done with infrastructure, so not big on wall building.