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Ed Markey: More than half of Massachusetts' 5,000 bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete.

On the recordMarch 26, 2014
More than half of Massachusetts' 5,000 bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights the urgent need for infrastructure repair in Massachusetts.

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