Gene Conti, secretary of the state Department of Transportation, was building bridges this week.
Conti flew to Washington, D.C. on Wednesday to meet with members of the state's congressional delegation or their staffs to try to receive federal stimulus money for the Yadkin River Bridge project. The project seeks to replace a 50-year-old bridge on Interstate 85 near Salisbury.
He also participated in an event held by Duke University to recognize five alumni of the university's Sanford School of Public Policy. Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar and Delaware Sen. Ted Kaufman spoke at the event.
In total, the trip cost the state about $610, including plane tickets, hotel fare and taxi rides.
Correction: Post originally misstated Luger and Kaufman's roles in the event.
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