States Show Mixed Progress in Year After Minnesota Failure

This article reports that bridge repairs in the U.S. a year after the I-35W Bridge collapse show mixed results. The new I-35W Bridge in Minneapolis is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2008, but state and industry officials are still waiting for a final report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on the cause of the collapse. In addition, not all of the bridge aid provided by the federal government last year has been doled out to the states. Some states are raising their own funds. The article also includes a chart detailing the condition of U.S. highway bridges each year from 2000 to 2007.