(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 16, 2009.)
WATERLOO, Iowa — A project to rebuild a Waterloo railroad bridge that collapsed into the Cedar River during last year’s floods is expected to begin in June.
Officials in Waterloo have reached an agreement to grant the Union Pacific Railroad Co. access to city property so it can rebuild the bridge.
Plans call for the awarding of a contract later this month and for construction from June through September.
The Iowa Railway Finance Authority approved loans to help rebuild the bridge last August. The Iowa Senate secured a $1 million grant for the project in April.
Officials estimate that the lost bridge has cost Iowa Northern Railroad, its primary user, between $800,000 to $1 million a month.