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An environmental group has written President Obama, supporting a 17-mile bridge to replace the old one that crosses North Carolina's Oregon Inlet.
In a letter last week to the president, the Southern Environmental Law Center stated its support for the project, according to an article in the Virginian-Pilot. The $1 billion bridge would bypass N.C. 12 through the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge.
Sen. Marc Basnight wrote Obama last month, urging him to end the bureaucratic gridlock on the project that exists even though two federal agencies favor a plan to build a bridge parallel to the existing one.
The Bonner Bridge was built in 1963 and is in poor condition. State transportation officials say numerous repairs mean it is safe to cross.
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