The Yankton County Commission this week approved their five-year Bridge Improvement Plan.

Highway Supervisor Mike Sedlacek says the four bridges have to be on the plan to be eligible for any state grants…

Sedlacek told the commission its hard to know the life span of any bridge…

Commissioner Gary Swensen said he couldn’t support the plan because the committee meeting that discussed the details was not recorded…

The county has four bridges over the James River that are on the replacement list. The bridge plan was approved on a three to one vote.