Nebraska company picked to make repairs to I-40 Mississippi River bridge

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A construction company with past work on major road projects in Arkansas has been chosen to make the repairs to the Interstate 40 bridge spanning the Mississippi River.

A spokesperson with the Arkansas Department of Transportation said Monday afternoon that the Kiewit Corporation out of Omaha, Nebraska, will handle to fixes to the bridge connecting the Natural State and Tennessee.

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Tudor also announced during the news conference Monday that an ARDOT employee in charge of reviewing video of bridge shot in 2019, in which the crack could be seen, had been fired and that other inspections made the former staffer were now under review.

Tudor also said the agency was referring the matter to the FBI and the U.S. Attorney General for further investigation.

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