Little history- The previous bridge in that spot was taken down b/c of serious flaws and safety issues in 2009. It was literally days from coming down. Back in 1981, 14 workers were killed when a 2 sections collapsed during construction. Spec revision” never documented, replaced bolts with substandard friction clips on bedding was cause of collapse.
Site of bridge is a swamp: Piers have to be sunk 300’plus for anchor. Then bridge is 80’-120 above ground giving a panoramic view of East Chicago harbor, Arcelor Mittal Steel, and BP Refinery
Also 2.50$ toll for 30-40K cars/day based on previous bridge traffic. That will drop to 5000 cars/day if they are lucky. Options are 1)pay 2.50$ to save 10-15 min or 2) slog thru current traffic in area.
Also, giving toll money to East Chicago and Lake County Democrat machine: What possibly can go wrong?