More repairs needed on I-40 bridge
Work continues to repair the cracked Hernando DeSoto Bridge. Transportation officials are still hoping for the bridge to open later this month. (Bill Dries/Daily Memphian file)
The Tennessee Department of Transportation originally identified nine spots beyond the damage spotted in May that shut down all traffic on the Hernando DeSoto Bridge, but that has increased to 16.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.
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