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Partial Closing of Government Bridge

WVIK, Quad Cities NPR | By Herb Trix
Published August 26, 2016 at 10:47 AM CDT
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Government Bridge

Government Bridge will be closed for part of the weekend.

As part of the project by the Iowa Interstate Railroad to repair its tracks on the upper level, the bridge will be closed to vehicle traffic Saturday and Sunday from 6 am to 6 pm.

The closing will NOT affect people riding or walking across, and river traffic. 
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Herb Trix
A native of Detroit, Herb Trix began his radio career as a country-western disc jockey in Roswell, New Mexico (“KRSY, your superkicker in the Pecos Valley”), in 1978. After a stint at an oldies station in Topeka, Kansas (imagine getting paid to play “Louie Louie” and “Great Balls of Fire”), he wormed his way into news, first in Topeka, and then in Freeport Illinois.
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