WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Mark Kelly issued the following press release:
Federal funding will help repair bridge damaged by Island Fire
Today, Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation will provide$4.25 million in emergency fundingto the Bureau of Reclamation to help repair and rebuild the Lower Cibola Bridge in La Paz County. The structure was damaged by the Island Fire and partially collapsed into the Colorado River.
The Lower Cibola Bridge serves as a key crossing over the Colorado River for local farmers, residents, federalworkers,and emergency responders. After the Island Fire ignited the bridge's timber supports, two center spans collapsed into the river, cutting off a prim...