Just like NO... “it’ll never happen here, so let’s buy some new toys for our city/county/state”.
Quite possible — bear in mind that “functionally obsolescent” could be something as simple as having lane widths which are less than how we would build on a similar bridge today.
All those road taxes and fuel taxes went WHERE ?
Not to be too skeptical, but the standard questions apply:
1. What was the sample size (or a census?)
2. Do the authors have a financial interest in the outcome?
3. Who funded the study?
Pelosi’s and Reid’s fault.
This ceratinly is a new report, but the results are the very same as the reports when I was a kid in the 1960’s, 40 years ago.
I remember that one clearly, as I had to cross a very small bridge regularly, and went down to examine it myself. It looked OK to me way back then. I must have been right, it’s still in use.
Just ask the drivers in Minneapolis.
Right off the bat, I noticed that “structurally deficient or functionally obsolete” statement, too. Gee, does that sound like weasel wording.
Even “structurally deficient” could mean anything from “near critical failure”, to “fails in one inspection area—excessive rust on 1 bolt”.
But “functionally obsolete” takes the cake as being meaningless gobbledygook. The function of a bridge is to bridge something. If it is properly doing that, it is functional.
Obsolete, on the other hand, is not based on what the bridge is doing, but what you want to do with it. Obsolescence just means that you are no longer satisfied with what it is, you want it to do something it currently cannot. Something becomes obsolete with the stroke of a pen.
The use of NaCl to melt ice and snow for 40 or 50 years
on a bridge IMO had an effect on the structual integrity.
Yes but how many years can we extend the useful lives of these Bridges if we go back to Horse and Oxen for Transportation?
Green Living will set us Free! Praise ALGORE!!!
Besides Hillary is going to take from us, to make everything Perfect anyway, I assume since she is perfect, bridges are in her plan, everyone knows her plan is perfect and covers every contingency, she just won’t tell anyone except Joe Biden and she pillow talks a little to Janet Reno whose little Girl friends pass a little off to Bill when they are not having non sexual relations (understand that regular sinks are a big turn off to the Ex).
Seriously though Politicians have squandered Money that has been allotted or set aside for Bridge Replacement, County Commissioners etc have had control over those funds, granted sometimes areas grow faster than projected and new Bridges need to be built, but... increased Population Pays for it, moving Money Around is “THE” Politicians Shell Game and they need to be charged, convicted and punished (execute two or three like they do in China and you will probably get their attention), short of that you get the Government that you deserve.
TT
Great....
More and more billions upon billions are spent each year on welfare and badly spent on “education” yet our infrastructure systems are falling apart.
Here in Colorado we had one Democrat governor after another spend more and more on welfare and education while stealing monies from infrastructure. We finally got Republican Bill Owens in office and he immediately got us the T-REX, or I-25, project in place, and many other projects. Funny thing was that all those previous Democrat governors said they couldn’t do such a thing.
Bricks and Mortar are not flashy enough for the politcians.
I’ve been watching the local Fox coverage where the bridge collapsed...they keep saying things like this doesn’t happen here...they happen in other states. I couldn’t believe these people...the attitude was shocking...
This bridge is old, built in the 50s, is steep, shakes, they cannot
keep light bulbs burning because the vibration burns out the bulbs,
scary to cross, is rusted, has way more traffic than it was designed
for, and was weaken by hurricane Rita.
U.S. Infrastructure Found to Be in Disrepair
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1830529/posts May 9, 2007
Is aging infrastructure slowing the U.S.?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1857078/posts 06/27/2007
And why is that? They have money for maintanence, but just you watch.
They are going to call for a ‘public/private’ partnership with some foreign company like Macquerie or Cintra, because Americans can’t afford to build their own highway bridges. To make it worth their while, the foreign company is going to charge tolls with a guaranteed return by the US taxpayer.
You wait and see.
What’s the date on this survey?
It’s White Paper.
Can you imagine NY’s bridges falling down and the two tunnels? At what age will these crumble? Those structures are VERY OLD.
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