Tenn. Gov. Lee: Bridge fix will require ‘patience’
Photos show potential bridge damage back in 2016
In a joint appearance, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (middle) and Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (left) said it’s important to work quickly to repair the damage to the Hernando DeSoto Bridge, but not at the expense of safety. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Officials from Tennessee and Arkansas said they are working “around the clock” to repair the Hernando DeSoto Bridge, but it could take “several months easily.”
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Blake Fontenay
Blake Fontenay’s 27-year journalism career has taken him to many newspapers in four states. However, he had never returned to work in any of the other cities where he had been before until the opportunity to report for the Daily Memphian presented itself. He covers business for the Daily Memphian.