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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2014
Vol. CXXIII, No. 190
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF TACOMA Devoted to the Courts, Real Estate, Finance, Industrial Activities, and Publication of Legal Notices Visit our Web site at at www.tacomadailyindex.com
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Tacoma Avenue South Bridge
City awards $10.5M contract to repair aging span Article and Photo By Todd Matthews, Editor Tacoma City Council Tuesday awarded a $10.5 million contract to Quigg Bros., Inc. to rehabilitate the aging Tacoma Avenue South Bridge (pictured). The beams, sidewalks, guardrails, and deck on the bridge have deteriorated to the point of limiting traffic lanes from four lanes to two lanes, closing sidewalks, and reducing maximum vehicle weight restrictions, according to City staff. Three years ago, the City accepted a $7.1 million federal grant to help pay for the project. One year later, Tacoma City Council awarded a $1.2 million contract to Bellevue, Wash.-based TranTech Engineering CONTINUED to begin design work on ON PAGE 2 the project. In February,
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