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ebevins@newsandsentinel.com United Bridge Partners has submitted a bid and proposal to purchase and rehabilitate the Memorial Bridge from the City of Parkersburg. (File Photo) PARKERSBURG The Memorial Bridge would undergo a nearly two-year rehabilitation project before tolls increase and switch to completely electronic collection under a proposal before Parkersburg City Council. Colorado-based United Bridge Partners would pay $4 million, take over responsibility for its operations and embark on an approximately 21-month effort to deliver “a fully-rehabilitated bridge … that will be open and operational for a minimum 50-year service life,” according to bid documents. Council will meet as the Committee of the Whole at 7 p.m. today at the Municipal Building to hear a presentation on the bid. The proposal would have to be approved on two readings by council, likely at its regular meetings in May, before it could be authorized.

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