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Stan Musial Bridge Bill On Its Way To Mo. Gov. Nixon

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Legislation is on its way to (D) that would name thebeing built at St. Louis for the .

would also rename the stretch of I-70 that will cross the new bridge for construction worker Andy Gammon, who died last year while working on the bridge.  Governor Nixon is expected to sign the bill.  (R, Kirkwood) co-sponsored it.  He says, though, that

"You know, Stan, being the very humble man that he was, and a veteran, too, he probably wouldn’t care," Stream said.  "He probably doesn't care that we're talking about it at this point in time."

When asked, Stream said he would not have a problem with the bridge being named the "Stan Musial-Veterans Memorial Bridge."  Meanwhile, a spokesperson for(D) said recently that naming rights lie with Congress and the president, because the project was built with federal aid.

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Marshal was a political reporter for © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà until 2018.