Transportation officials have plan to repair bridge

Inspector who failed to see damage is fired

Updated: May 17, 2021 3:52 PM CT 1-40 SHUTDOWN

TDOT official officials announced a plan Monday, May 17 to repair the damaged Hernando DeSoto Bridge, which currently sits empty as traffic is diverted to the I-55 Memphis-Arkansas Bridge. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)

Officials with the Tennessee Department of Transportation have come up with a plan to repair the Hernando DeSoto Bridge, but there’s no timetable yet for when the bridge might reopen.

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