WASHINGTON -- New video from the Minnesota Department Of Transportation captures the scene of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse at the time it happened on Wednesday.

Bridge Collapse Caught On Tape

The traffic camera view is seen pointing away from the river. In the video, traffic can be seen coming to a stop as it approaches the bridge, while the roadway empties in the lane coming off the bridge -- and behind the camera.

A camera operator then turns the lens around to the bridge, revealing a dusty cloud and the missing bridge. It also shows drivers not caught in the collapse hopping out of their cars and running toward where the bridge had been.

Meanwhile, even with victims still missing and debris clogging the Mississippi River, Minnesota is rushing to replace the collapsed bridge.

The state's first deadline is Wednesday in an aggressive schedule to open a new span by the end of next year. By morning, designers, builders and other firms that want a piece of the project must submit their track records to the state. Officials aim to issue contracts in September.

Work could begin late fall and continue, weather permitting, through the winter. (Read: State Rushes To Rebuild Bridge)

“Normally, a bridge of this magnitude would take three years,” Khaled Mahmoud, chairman of the Bridge Engineering Association in New York City, said Tuesday. “This project, of course, is on a fast track. Everyone understands this is an emergency situation.”

Money shouldn’t be a huge stumbling block. President George W. Bush signed a bill dedicating $250 million in federal funding for the project. The state hasn’t said for sure how much a new bridge would cost, but experts said the project probably would need about $300 million.

The legislation waives the $100 million federal limit per state for emergency relief funds. The money itself still needs to be appropriated by Congress in future legislation.

The measure allows for some of the money to be used to reimburse Minnesota for additional public transportation costs incurred as a result of the bridge's collapse.

The government has already released $5 million to help with efforts such as rerouting traffic around the disaster site.

The mayor of Minneapolis is asking the city to observe a moment of silence for the victims of the collapse at 6:05 p.m Tuesday.

Report Warned Of Dangers

A consultant's report in June 2006 warned the Minnesota Department of Transportation that the areas of the Interstate 35W bridge that were hardest to see were considered most susceptible to fatigue cracking.

The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Tuesday that the consultant told MnDOT that if a crack did occur from some unusual causes, it wasn't likely that it would be discovered quickly. And the consultant said there was a possibility that a critical part of the bridge's steel superstructure could crack and fail because inspection access was very limited.

Three experts familiar with the bridge said problems faced by inspectors included piles of pigeon droppings, poor lighting, road rage and spider webs that could be mistaken for metal cracks.

The consultant recommended either reinforcing the bridge or making yearly inspections to monitor fatigue cracks. The state chose to inspect rather than make repairs.

FBI, Navy Assist Bridge Cleanup, Recovery

Meanwhile, the FBI joined the recovery operation at the Interstate 35W disaster Monday, deploying an unmanned submarine equipped with sonar, lights and cameras. The equipment gives officials the ability to map the bottom of the Mississippi River for vehicles and pieces of the collapsed bridge.

CNN: Coverage Of Collapse

A helicopter made slow passes, as low as 30 feet above the wreckage of the bridge. It's part of the investigation into the collapse, as crews take pictures of the debris in precise detail. The National Transportation Safety Board had said it would use a helicopter equipped with a high-resolution camera.

U.S. Navy divers also pitched in on the search for eight people still missing. Swirling currents and low visibility make for treacherous conditions for divers, state officials said. In addition, steel rebar and concrete from the bridge itself can hook hoses or trap divers.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials are working with officials to aid the search-and-recovery effort. Corps engineers lowered the level of the Mississippi River 2 feet to lessen the current at the site, officials said.

"It's not a situation where you're going to see big hunks of debris taken away," said Bob McFarlin, assistant to the Minnesota Department of Transportation commissioner. "It'll be cars and small bits of debris."

In the early stages, divers and others will direct cleanup crews to areas where vehicles may be crushed and bodies may be trapped. That work will be tedious, officials said, as heavy objects are carefully lifted and divers sent in to take a look.

"It's not a matter of just going in and taking things out and throwing them on the barge," Terry Zoller, a Minnesota Department of Transportation construction engineer told reporters Sunday. "We will take pieces out very methodically and be placing them on the barge so that we can examine each piece. It's a very slow, tedious process."

"There are a lot of resources being committed here, and we're going to get this job done," Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek said, referring to the search for bodies.

The unprecedented task of hauling cars, concrete and steel from the Mississippi River will eventually include about four cranes, two huge barges and dozens of workers.

The cleanup is expected to cost about $15 million. The state hired St. Paul-based Carl Bolander and Sons to do the work. The firm plans to begin moving cranes and other equipment to the site Monday.

Workers will focus on first hauling debris from land. Then they will move into the river channel.

Barges will haul debris away. Before that heavy work can begin, cars and other material may need to be removed to clear a path for the barges.

Federal investigators will keep an eye on the operation. National Transportation Safety Board officials will advise crews about what should happen to each piece of debris. Investigators plan to reassemble a portion of the bridge to help determine why it failed.

The cleanup is expected to take months. (Read: More On Cleanup)

Also Monday, a Mass for one of the five known victims was held. Memorial services are planned Tuesday for two others.