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Will You Pay A Toll To Cross A New I-10 Bridge?
For the past 30 years, local officials have been trying to raise funding to replace the I-10 bridge. The task force for the reconstruction project tells 7 NEWS the only way to fund the new bridge is to impose a toll on drivers. This toll would not start until the new bridge is built. Even though residents agree the bridge isn t safe and needs to be replaced, some feel they shouldn t be the ones to pay for it.
As a matter of fact, Trump promised to use federal funds to build a new I-10 bridge if he was reelected. Since that didn t happen, the bridge task force is looking for other ways to come up with the $600 to $800 million in funds to rebuild the 68-year old bridge.
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