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New bridge should remove deterentfey JuOy Go*00«rg Ma* E,a- Thr terrains advantage » IW* bridge arroas the Mississippi IK.... bringi is the elimination of disadvantage. uv several urn■ business leader*- Whilr the new bridge will fan 4linn swifter travel. executivesI baaing any future economicTiedon iu completion; 'The nun important factor in -that we •ou t h.vr the antiquated “facility that we hat* right now. la.nl Clay Fulkmer. . ..culive d of the BariiagtonWMt ulingtoi ChuiiUr lt;f Com irtv7 That may not mean * lot to a Hot of p«plc.‘ he rad -But where jyou'rs doing dealing with indue •trial development it mean. *t*ry Siting.; MocArthur Bridge almcat out _Burlington a major industry l.«t-. PPG Industrie. warily eyed the 7 !-year-old MacArlhur Budge conMdered locating it. ; plait in the city John Pilch. PPG t manager, the company was about the structure. Tveight limitation.*- When -e raw that bridge, it Stud or looked old ond we thought, boy i- it going to be able Ito handle our 10 trucka a day?” -he aaid.- PPG trailer, regularly carry40,000 pound, of g!a. at a time. Flick .aid MocArthur Bridge', green girder, can actually support twice that amount, according to bridge manager Milt heller - but no moreSince 1674 tolltoker* have been weighing tractor trailcra and regulating their passage by hold mg one loaded truck at the toll booth while another croora*. Yeiler aaid.The new bridge will be strong enough far five trim trucka to drive acroae iu five lane, at the name time, according to Iowa Dr partmrnt of Iranaportolion bridge engineer Bill LundquiMThe old bndgr » an unped • mi nt to development. Fulkmer Mid. A new bridge get. ua back up to ground muSpokramen freon several are. bu-inesses. including General Electric in Burlington, Blue Bird Mdwral in Mount Pteaaunt and Courtney Munaon Trump.citation in Monmuuth. 111. were not a. enthuuaUK a. Fulkmer I don't think it will have an impact. ..d Dick Benedict. Blue Bird plant manager. They Uheii cu.tcmeral are going to ctom whatever bridge i. there The new bridge will be mere ef a convenience than anything else Ed Bayne. spokAmon for G.E. sod his company, employee. who wait iu line to .bell out :»lt;*nte aday in toll, will appreciate that atpectThe greatert benefit a. far a. we'rv concerned will go to our employees who live in Ilinioa, he aaidHarry Euman. transportation director for the Wal-Mart dlatri button center in Mount PleaMnt. also cited convenience a. the main plus for the new bridge It will make our job a hit ratter getting a crow the river, that', for aure. he uid. acknowledging that a new brdgr will not neccaurily alfect the com pan'. .-.pan.mu plan.Wal-Mart will continue with our plan into the future, regard-leu lt;f whether the bridge la re placed or not,” he aid.Dale Nelaon. a Courtney Muaaon cJThuI. raid die dcra not expect the bridge to increase rale, at her trucking firm either -especially because Munion due. meet of it. buunew. in the south east However, the .aid Munran ia always searching for new cua turner, and 'it may be lt;an sdvan tagel down the rood.'' die raid While husineaa people don’t eee the new brdge as an immediate revenue pnducer. they agree the four year, of brdge construction will have an economic impact.Potential bridge ccniroclore raid they e.pevt to hire between 50 and 60 local electrician., carpettier* iron workers and general laborers Theywill hUo bring in 10 to 15 engineers and prefect managers who will rat. deep and tpend money in the area.There will he a noticeable in-creaic in some dollar How. on a temporary ban- with the con struct ran. Fulkmer raidDavid Walker, prs-.id.nt of the Burlington Lodging Avmiation. perceive* a short- and long-term impact on the hotelmotel bus!There » lot. of arax-ioted overnight business with a project of that iia.'' he sad. and there is no doubt that improved road. p..iti»ly ullect the lodging busi-In the larger scheme of thing.. Walker sad he hopes the new bridge will give the prcpcacd De. Moines to Burlington highway and expansion of U.S. 61 higherpriorities.Having a quality. modem, multi lane, non toll bridge will have to tafe well for other aye-terns tying into this area. he radFulkmer and Glenda Griffin.executive vice prcudent of theMount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce, agree wholeheartedlyTransportation is. se believe, a vital part of economic develop ment. Griffin raid We view it a. part of a total transportation plan '
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Burlington Hawk Eye
Burlington, Iowa, US
Sun, Oct 09, 1988
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