Cohen Announces More Than $3.7 Million for Memphis Airways Bridge Replacement Over Nonconnah Creek

MEMPHIS, TN – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded Tennessee $3,722,177 in new federal funds to replace the Memphis Airways Bridge over Nonconnah Creek at the same location as a result of bridge scour and erosion. 

“I am pleased to announce that the City of Memphis has once again received a multi-million dollar federal grant that will be used to improve the state of our city’s infrastructure,” said Congressman Cohen.  “These new federal funds will upgrade a vital bridge connector that will be constructed to ensure that it can withstand a violent earthquake or other natural disasters.”

The replacement bridge will be designed so that footings will go deep enough to accommodate future scour.  It will also be designed to the latest code which will take into consideration the latest seismic methodology and design for the 1,000-year recurrence event.

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