Surprises boost costs of historic Reno bridge demolition

RENO — Some unexpected discoveries beneath Reno’s old Virginia Street Bridge are boosting the price of the demolition project, including some contaminated soil from the Truckee River bed and the granite foundation of a former bridge built in 1877. The additional costs will total about $410,000, according to the Reno Gazette-Journal. The money will be paid out of a $1.6 million contingency fund that is included in Q&D Construction’s $18 million contract, the newspaper reported Friday. The h