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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials have decided to replace rather than repair a bridge over Interstate 84 near Boise damaged during a fiery, seven-vehicle crash below the bridge that killed four people.
KTVB-TV reports that Idaho Transportation Department board members on Friday approved spending up to $8 million to replace the Cloverdale Road overpass that sustained fire damage.
Board member Julie DeLorenzo says it would have cost up to $1.5 million to repair the aging bridge that is inadequate for the amount of traffic and pedestrians using it.
The new bridge will have four travel lanes, a higher clearance over the interstate and be more pedestrian friendly.
The crash on June 16 killed a commercial truck driver and four airmen from Mountain Home Air Force Base.
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