Third bridge idea ‘long term,’ takes back seat to repairs
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks about the Hernando Desoto Bridge at an event in Downtown Memphis June 3, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg talks to Senator Marsha Blackburn while visiting Memphis June 3, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
FedEx regional president of the Americas Richard Smith (center) and CEO Raj Subramaniam walk into a meeting with Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg June 3, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg listens to FedEx president and CEO Raj Subramaniam while visiting Memphis June 3, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn talks during a meeting with Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg in Memphis June 3, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg sits down with local elected officials and FedEx executives while visiting Memphis June 3, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg shakes hands with U.S. Rep Steve Cohen after speaking at the Tennessee Welcome Center Downtown June 3, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee June 3, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland hands U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen his cane after speaking Downtown on June 3, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Greater Memphis Chamber President Beverly Robertson and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speak after an event Downtown on June 3, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg shakes hands with Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland Downtown on June 3, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
A third bridge for vehicular traffic at Memphis isn’t at the top of everyone’s list, coming after broadband for Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland.
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