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Highway 121 Bridge South of Yankton Re-Opening Following March Flood Damage

Highway 121 Bridge South of Yankton Re-Opening Following March Flood Damage

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The Nebraska Department of Transportation says the Highway 121 bridge south of Yankton, just west of US-81, will open Friday, ahead of the scheduled December 31 completion date. The bridge was closed following the flash flooding in March.
District Three D.O.T. construction engineer Pat Boyle says the flooding caused major damage…

Boyle says it was a major project…

Boyle says it was fairly expensive…

The Gavins Point East project was the final contract to be
awarded on a bridge reconstruction project in the State of Nebraska as a result of damage sustained
from the March flooding event.

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