After 14 months of closure, demolition and repair work on the Washington Avenue bridge could begin as early as next week.
Officials with the city, engineering firm Olsson Associates and Krupp Construction met for a pre-construction meeting Wednesday to go over final details to repair the 102-year-old bridge that was closed in December 2011 because of structural concerns.
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