35W bridge debris to be moved

According to an August 19 Star Tribune article, the twisted steel from the fatal August 2007 35W bridge collapse will soon be cleared from park land and relocated to storage in Afton.

The girders have rested on Bohemian Flats along the Mississippi River's west bank since shortly after the collapse.  MnDOT is working out a plan for how to haul the hunks of steel.

Keeping the mangled steel on the 7-acre park parcel has cost the park system annual revenue of about $16,000 from paid parking, and another $20,000 annually that a tour boat company would have paid to operate from there.

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