The city of Reno will celebrate the completion of the $18.2 million Virginia Street Bridge project this spring. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new bridge on April 12. The new bridge is supposed to increase the region’s overall flood control efforts. It replaces the 110-year-old Virginia Street Bridge, which collected debris during floods, and would have cost more than twice as much to repair. The new design will allow floodwaters to pass freely beneath the bridge.