SD Transportation Committee approve bid for work to be done at the I-90 bridge near Chamberlain

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota Transportation Commission last week reluctantly approved a bid for work on and around the I-90 bridge at Chamberlain.

D.O.T. engineer Sam Weisgram said they only had one company bid on the project.

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Weisgram says they already rejected an earlier bid.

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Weisgram says federal rules on bridges is pushing them to get the work done.

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After some extended discussion, the board then approved the bid. Work is set to start this spring.