Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today released the following statement regarding the closure of the I-40 Hernando DeSoto bridge over the Mississippi River for emergency maintenance.
“It’s fortunate that routine inspection averted a potential disaster, but the state of our crumbling infrastructure is deeply troubling and the closure of a major thruway will negatively affect us both here in Memphis and around the country, which depends on us as a national connection hub. I am closely monitoring the maintenance of this bridge, and I look forward to working in a bipartisan fashion with my colleagues in Arkansas and Tennessee to ensure that provisions to repair and improve the I-40 bridge are included in President Biden’s American Jobs Plan.”
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