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The Courier from Waterloo, Iowa • 9

Publication:
The Courieri
Location:
Waterloo, Iowa
Issue Date:
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9
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VmCRlOO DILV COURIM. WATERLOO, IOWA THURSDAY, MARCH 1, nvofyes Widening Project ExpomivQ Unit Also Falls Arches on Mullan Avenue Highway 218 Contracts to Be Let at Ames April 30 7i Ml 'V i Two contracts are planned to ie Tumble Into River Bridgi Highway 218 in Waterloo and Cedar Falls on tlm estimated let for the widening, grading and paving of 4.7 miles of target date of April 30 at tha Iowa State Highway Com mission offices at Ames. 4 -i, 1" Aurora School To Remain Open Ono contract will Involve 4.S miles of the highway from State Highway 58 In Cedar Falls to Cleveland Street in Waterloo. Progress on demolition of the Mullun Avenue bridge seemed to have moved ahead remarkably for motorists using djolnging downstream bridges Thursday morning, but the "progress" was all an unhappy (COURIER NISWS BEIWICE) The other contract will In-' WINTIIROP The East volve the work on highway 218 Buchanan School Board Wednesday night decided to honor over .4 of a mile In Waterloo from Cleveland Street, over tho the wishes of 150 parents and keep the Aurora Elementary .1 railroad viaduct, to a point not experience for the contractor, Dcmolitlon crews were chip- ping away at the third span from the East bank Wednesday j--' evening when It suddenly fell Into the Cedar River. 1 Center open and in operation.

quite to the merging of new The board had recently decided to close the school and Highway 63 with Highway 218. I Preliminary plans for tho remainder of tho project are underway. transport the students to Win-throp and Lamont schools. This would have saved an estimated i $40,000 in teachers salary paid for Aurora school teachers. mat set up a "domino" effect that wound up tumbling five EQUIPMENT DUNKED A $35,000 air compressor lies In or more arches into the river the Cedal" aflcr collapse of the Mullan Avenue along with some expensive while being dismantled.

The damage may actually equipment standing on the delay demolition, the contractor said. I Instead, because of the many MORE EGGS LONDON (AP) Britain produced 40.7 million boxes eggs last year, more than anj4 country in the European Common Market, the British Egg inconveniences to area superintendent, said the vmA tribute to a high water problem, barring unusual rainfall. residents, the board will keep the Aurora school open to kindergarteners and pupils in operator of the machine which was breaking the arch on the bridge near the West side. There were no injuries In the unexpected event, but it will make It more difficult for the contractor to clear out the 60- The city had considered trying to repair the bridge before it decided to build a new third arch with a heavy steel ball when the collapse started, Marketing Board reported. West, Germany produced 37.2 million boxes and France, 28.9 A fresh water fish tut Oquo'ii, In named otter LaV Oquatta, en tf Molm'l Rangeliy Lokei.

grades one, two, three, four, and six. Grade five will be transported to the Winthrop school. year old structure which is to (Courier Photo by Stv Willard) to make room for a new bridge. The collapse, resulting in a domino effect on other arches, came unexpectedly and carried valuable machinery down with it. structure.

had time only to say, "there SELF DESTRUCTS IN SECONDS Mullan Avenue bridge came tumbling down, to the surprise and dismay of the contractor who has has been engaged in removing the structure she goes." be replaced by a new bridge. Worse Than Thought Jay Culver, public works administrator, said Thursday he The machine was located ap is happy that the city chose parcnuy out or danger on a Don Nold, an engineer with Brice, Petrides and Associates, "dike" built out from the east to build rather than repair. The new bridge is slated to be completed in November in bank in order to work on consulting engineers for the breaking up the concrete project, said tne bridge ap bridge. conjunction with the widening of East Mullan Avenue from parently was In worse shape Nold said the contractor had than had been thought and that the bridge to Franklin Street. planned to leave about half the when the third span toppled, bridge in place at the West side and use that as a platform from Man Arraigned for Intoxicated Driving which to work in starting con struction of the new bridge.

whatever strength was left in the others went too. Dropped into the water was equipment that included a small caterpillar tractor and a $25,000 air compressor unit. Ronald Lee Kendall, 33, of More Difficult 2216 Lincoln Cedar Falls, was arraigned in Waterloo He said Wednesday's development will make it more difficult to demolish the piers Municipal Court Wednesday on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He Lunda Construction of Black River Falls, contractor on the job, Thursday was ordering in another large mam which, though somewhat tilted, were left standing. was given time to consult with an attorney and bond was set crane so that removal of the arch slabs of concrete that now The collapsing bridge 'eft room enough in a couple places for the river to run through at $325.

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