Local News
(2008-02-28)
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(wnmu) -
An audit says the condition of Wisconsin bridges has improved in recent years but recommends the Department of Transportation do more to monitor maintenance work. The legislative audit bureau says the number of state-owned bridges considered structurally deficient declined to 4.2 percent in 2007 from 7.4 percent five years earlier. But the bureau also notes that 34 state owned bridges are more than 80 years old, exceeding the typical 75 year life span. The report says the DOT does not monitor routine bridge maintenance work performed by counties or track the cost of such work, which was $5.7 million in 2006.
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