▁seeking ▁removal ▁of ▁the ▁Commission er ▁and ▁recovery ▁of ▁the ▁mis app lied ▁funds . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁courts ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁case . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁Commission ▁contract ed ▁to ▁apply ▁an ▁epo xy ▁co ating ▁on ▁the ▁bridge ' s ▁surface , ▁but ▁the ▁co ating ▁del amin ated ▁and ▁the ▁Commission ▁refused ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁contract or ▁claim ing ▁that ▁the ▁co ating ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁applied ▁correctly . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁trial , ▁the ▁Commission ▁lost ▁the ▁law suit ▁and ▁paid . ▁ ▁From ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁bridge ▁to ▁closed ▁to ▁all ▁traffic ▁when ▁cra cks ▁appeared ▁in ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁concrete ▁support ▁pi ers . ▁During ▁the ▁closure , ▁contract ors ▁added ▁new ▁pil ings ▁to ▁the ▁existing ▁pi ers ▁and ▁made ▁other ▁required ▁rep airs . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁engine ers ▁determined ▁that ▁the ▁bridge ▁required ▁an ▁additional ▁$ 6 ▁million ▁in ▁rep airs . ▁The ▁National ▁Bridge ▁In ventory ▁r ated ▁the ▁bridge ▁" Struct ur ally ▁Def ic ient ." ▁ ▁Cl os ure ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁bridge ▁would ▁close ▁perman ently ▁at ▁no on ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁White ▁County ▁Bridge ▁Commission ▁member ▁Jim ▁Clark ▁stated , ▁" the ▁cost ▁to ▁make ▁rep airs ▁was ▁more ▁than ▁we