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Committee advances ordinance to vacate East St. Louis approach to MacArthur (Free) Bridge
Summary
Board bill 132 would vacate and transfer a roughly 2,000-foot portion of the MacArthur/Free Bridge approach that lies on the Illinois side to East St. Louis; committee members were told the city estimates a roughly $3 million demolition liability and that the transfer is intended to remove that cost and liability from the city.
The Housing, Urban Development and Zoning Committee advanced board bill 132, an ordinance to vacate a portion of the MacArthur (Free) Bridge approach currently owned by the City of St. Louis on the Illinois side and transfer rights to East St. Louis and the State of Illinois.
Kevin Trapp, chief bridge engineer with the Board of Public Service, testified that the city still owns an approach of about 2,000 feet, of which roughly 900 feet has already been…
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