Trans-Texas Corridor PING!
(I’m baaaaaaaaaa-aaaaaaaaaaaaack!)
2 much!
there’s an advocacy article on the editorial pages of the wsj
saying that we need private investors to take control of our bridges.
sound familiar?
Thanks for the ping! Welcome back!
I thought this was going to be about infrastructure and instead it turns into another sales pitch for the TTC. Whether you are for or against the TTC, it won’t solve the issues of decaying infrastructure and, since it will bypass most metropolitan areas, it will not help significantly in easing stress on existing infrastructire other than giving interstate trucks new roads to beat up.
As to funding, how about the feds get off the gas tax dole and let the states have it without the middleman? Surely the feds have other ways they can get money from us and it keeps the price of gasoline stable for the good of the economy.
I was wondering how long it would take for politicians to attempt to capitalize on the bridge disaster, especially since it's on I-35. IMO, This is not a reason to push for another roadway, but to properly maintain what we presently have.
If we could only get rid of the pie-in-the-sky pork barrel projects, our roadways could be repaired. Tolls are not the answer to the issue, they are just another governmental scam. If the TTC were built, how long would it be before the tolls were diverted into other "political pet projects"?
BTW- Welcome back!
BTTT