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CHARLESTON -- Mississippi County residents may finally see progress on the replacement of a closed bridge.
Carlin Bennett, presiding county commissioner, said during the regular County Commission meeting Thursday that those who farm or travel around the closed bridge on County Road 521 at Windyville have been patient but that patience is wearing thin.
The county is waiting on two landowners to sign off on easements needed for the project after which paperwork will be submitted to the Missouri Department of Transportation for approval, Bennett said.
"We are nearing being ready to proceed on that," he said.
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