IN A MEETING THURSDAY IN WATSONVILLE THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO REJECT TWO BIDS TO REHABILITATE BRIDGES ALONG THE 31-MILE BRANCH RAIL LINE. DUE TO THE BIDS BEING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OVER THE ESTIMATED 4.8 MILLION DOLLAR TOTAL, INSTEAD THEY WILL NOW SEEK A NEW ROUND OF BIDDING. THE NEW LA SELVA BRIDGE WAS ONE OF THE MAJOR FACTORS BEHIND THE HIGH BIDS, WITH ONE COMING IN AT 6.8 MILLION AND ANOTHER AT 9.4 MILLION.
