(18 Sep 2008) HEADLINE: After collapse, traffic on new Minneapolis span
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CAPTION: Traffic is flowing again on the Interstate 35W bridge across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, almost 14 months after an old bridge collapsed, killing 13 people. The new bridge was completed early and on budget. (Sept. 18)
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[Notes:NATS UP horn honks as cars cross bridge]
THE INTERSTATE 35W BRIDGE IN MINNEAPOLIS IS READY FOR TRAFFIC ... THIS EARLY MORNING PROCESSION OPENING THE NEW SPAN ...
[Notes:VO file of bridge collapse]
IT WAS AUGUST 1ST, 2007 WHEN THE OLD BRIDGE HERE COLLAPSED ... KILLING 13 PEOPLE, INJURING 145 OTHERS. SAFETY OFFICIALS ARE FOCUSING ON A DESIGN FLAW AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE ... ALONG WITH THE WEIGHT OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS ON THE BRIDGE DECK.
[Notes:VO drive along new bridge]
THIS IS ONE OF THE BUSIEST ARTERIES IN THE TWIN CITIES ... PUTTING ITS REPLACEMENT ON THE FAST TRACK. DRIVERS ARE REJOICING.
SOT: Remarkable that they did it as fast as they did. You know, it's unbelievable what they did and how fast they did it and how well they did it.
[Notes:NATS break]
SOT: The wide lanes, the smoothness, the visibility. Just overwhelming. I actually had to slow down just to take it all in.
THE BRIDGE IS 76 FEET WIDER ... AND HAS FIVE LANES IN EACH DIRECTION INSTEAD OF THREE. COMPLETED THREE MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND ON BUDGET ... $234 MILLION DOLLARS.
SOT: We gave out a $25 gas card to those people, the first hundred people who crossed the bridge.
THOSE CARDS ... GONE IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES ... AS THIS BRIDGE BECAME PART OF JUST ANOTHER COMMUTE ON JUST ANOTHER MORNING IN MINNEAPOLIS.
: AP, file
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