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I-229 Double decker overpass/ Photo by Brent Martin By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post City officials are trying to figure out what to do with the I-229 double decker bridge in downtown St. Joseph. St. Joseph City Councilmember Brenda Blessing says the council is waiting for a meeting with Missouri Department of Transportation officials, as well as hopefully other state officials, to decide what to do with the bridge, as well as I-229 overall. Blessing says she hopes that what comes from this meeting, when it happens, are options for the city to consider, rather than MoDOT dictating to the city. "We have choices, you know instead of saying this is the way it's going to be, we have choices," Blessing tells host Barry Birr on the KFEQ Hotline. "We will see how it's going to better downtown, that's something we're always concerned about the riverfront area, you know what's it going to do to that." Blessing says she knows many have fond memories ....