St. Croix River Bridge Approved!

It's official.

President Barack Obama today signed the bill exempting the St. Croix River Crossing from the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.

“Today the St. Croix River Crossing Project was given a green light to proceed,”Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said in a statement. “Finally, construction can officially begin on this common sense four-lane bridge project. I commend the President for signing this important piece of legislation."

The Coalition for the St. Croix River Crossing released a statement thanking the elected officials and community members for decades of their time and effort.

“It is a national recognition of the consensus achieved by decades of hard work by St. Croix River Valley residents,” a statement from the Coalition reads. “Thank you to all of the people who have poured years of their life into this project, studying dozens of plans, developing the best bridge for the region, and campaigning tirelessly for the future of the St. Croix River Valley. Your hard work and dedication kept this project alive in the face of unprecedented obstacles."

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