There is a documentary done by National Geographic regarding the day of the collapse and the design and construction of the replacement bridge.
In Minneapolis/St. Paul it is on the National Geographic Channel at 7:00 PM CST, today Janaury 15, 2009. It may also been seen on some other channels...
The replacement bridge will open at 5:00 AM on September 18, 2008 according to a recent announcement. This is just over one year from the date of the collapse.
This is about 100 days ahead of schedule. The construction consortium (design-build concept) stands to gain a $20,000,000(or more)...
The replacement bridge on I35W in Minneapolis is ahead of schedule. Optomistic reports say it will be completed 3 months early (September 2008), while the contractor just says it is ahead of schedule.
If the bridge is completed 100 days early, the contractor will get an extra $200 million...
