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Photo: Bridge builders

Grounds for removal: From left, Reps. Steven Tharinger, Judy Clibborn and Dean Takko, Secretary of Transportation Paula Hammond, Sen. Jim Hargrove, Gov. Chris Gregoire, former House Majority Leader Lynn Kessler, Aberdeen Mayor Bill Simpson, Rep. Brian Blake and Sen. Brian Hatfield toss dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony for the state Route 520 pontoon project in Aberdeen, Wash., on Saturday. Work is expected to begin this month on the casting basin facility being built at the Aberdeen Log Yard, where hundreds of workers will construct 33 pontoons for the floating bridge over Lake Washington near Seattle. (Associated Press)
Grounds for removal: From left, Reps. Steven Tharinger, Judy Clibborn and Dean Takko, Secretary of Transportation Paula Hammond, Sen. Jim Hargrove, Gov. Chris Gregoire, former House Majority Leader Lynn Kessler, Aberdeen Mayor Bill Simpson, Rep. Brian Blake and Sen. Brian Hatfield toss dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony for the state Route 520 pontoon project in Aberdeen, Wash., on Saturday. Work is expected to begin this month on the casting basin facility being built at the Aberdeen Log Yard, where hundreds of workers will construct 33 pontoons for the floating bridge over Lake Washington near Seattle.