Who's doing the shot?

[font=Verdana]The state Department of Environmental Management last week named the location of the western end of the old [/font][font=Verdana]Jamestown[/font][font=Verdana] [/font][font=Verdana]Bridge[/font][font=Verdana] as its first choice for a new fishing pier to replace an old bridge section that has been used unofficially, and with some neighborhood complaints, as a fishing pier for more than a decade. [/font]

[font=Verdana]The 1,600-foot section of the old bridge is not part of the demolition contract for more than 5,000 feet of the major bridge sections that is now underway. The old bridge section has been described by state officials as too deteriorated to be salvaged for use as fishing pier. [/font]

[font=Verdana]Costs for the new pier are intended to be covered by the $23.5 million allotted for the bridge removal, according to original funding reports. State officials said they are not sure that enough funds will be available from that amount. Some $19.5 million is committed to the basic demolition contract, which includes provisions for some extra costs. [/font]

[font=Verdana]Specific plans about the structure's removal and its new replacement have yet to be made, state officials said. Even the finality of its selection is subject to further review, the DEM said last week. Replacing the western end of the bridge was a commitment that was made when demolition of the old bridge was first being planned. [/font]