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Environmentalists and Native American tribes are bitterly opposed to it.

The suggested change came as a result of a resident's concern about blowing trash and debris from construction sites.

Old infrastructure will be replaced including water and sewer mains, stormwater inlets and piping.

Multiple projects are now moving ahead without funding and others are expected to be halted.

Work could begin this week and should be finished by November.

That was the highest level for building permits since May 2007.

Construction is estimated to cost about $1 billion.

Affordability is a problem for would-be buyers as increases in home prices have outstripped wage growth.

The Casper City Council will consider the matter at its work session at City Hall at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.

In either case, the bridge would be widened from 24 to 30 feet.