Go look at the price tag on those MMIP projects, and then look at all the other maintenance and construction projects GDOT does.
Go look at the price tag on those MMIP projects, and then look at all the other maintenance and construction projects GDOT does
A big fat "so what?" The world won't end if the "MMIP projects" are delayed. They're just part of a plan developed by the DOT, not some action mandated by God. Just maybe the DOT ought to PRIORITIZE to fit the budget rather than just grabbing more and more money. As I drive around Atlanta, I see simple things like adding a lane for about 1/4 of a mile to the turn from PIB to westbound 285 that has been going on since midsummer and is still moving at a snail's pace, but doubtless sucking taxpayer dollars at full throttle.
Dunno about you, but I have to live within a budget. Perhaps (novel idea) a government agency could attempt to do the same and only spend WHAT THEY CAN AFFORD WITH THE CURRENT LEVEL OF FUNDING. I'm surprised that so many conservatives seem to think that the answer to government "needs" (which are mostly wants rather than needs) is to give more money to the government. Every cent spend by the DOT is a cent that some taxpayer in GA doesn't get to spend on his own needs and wants.