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Rep. Cohen's Statement on the Closure of the Memphis I-40 Bridge for Emergency Maintenance
May 12, 2021
WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement:

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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 ne . . .

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