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250 full-load trucks have now moved debris off the site. The debris removal will be complete in the next few days. We've continued to assess the samples. As I noted yesterday, the mayor and others noted the preliminary sample results were very positive. We had, however, some outstanding samples that went to the lab overnight. And very early this morning, we got an update for you on the course and the samples. This were the samples particularly taken from the upper deck and the most disconcerning part of this operation. We made the determination that these samples, like the previous samples, also show promise. And that will put us in a position and allows us to make announcement today that this will not be a demo, that we will not need to demolish and replace the I-10. We will continue the repairs you're seeing being done behind me and continue a shoring plan to shore up this site. Again, 100 columns have been damaged, a nine or 10 severely. But that shoring work will continue 24-7, and it will allow us to reopen for traffic the I-10 in a matter of weeks. The estimate currently is three to five weeks.

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We're going to do everything in our power to move that into the more immediate future as it relates to the ongoing investigation. There's no news, no update as it relates to identifying the individual or individuals responsible for this act, for this intentional act of arson. We did do some additional materials analysis. There were no surprises. Of all the HAZMAT material, nothing was highly contaminated on this site.

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