Ironically, replacing a major bridge after a total collapse actually has a FASTER timeline than a project to build a new one or rehabilitate/replace an old one that is obsolete. There are two factors at work here:
1. When a bridge is constructed to replace one that has been taken out of commission unexpectedly due to a disaster, the normal environmental review requirements are waived as long as the new bridge is an "in-kind" replacement of the original one.
2. When a bridge is rehabilitated or replaced as a planned capital project, one of the factors that greatly extends the timeline for completion is the need to keep the old bridge open for traffic while the new one is constructed in stages. This is why it takes far less time to build a new bridge from the ground up than it does to build one in multiple stages to accommodate normal traffic operations as much as possible.
Of course the railroad was built with massive amounts of corruption. Basically giving a bunch of rich people blank checks, which got us on our path of government by corporation that we’re still suffering from today. So not really a great yardstick.
Lets hope it doesn’t take as long as the California Bullet Train is taking.......
Isn’t that backwards?
Isn’t Congress supposed to send a spending request to the President for approval?
Must not let even a chip of concrete reach the river bottom.
Trump should mention that if he campaigns in Maryland. If you want your bridge rebuilt elect me and we’ll get it done. We’ll streamline the environmental review process based on the importance to the nation’s economy and security of getting this bridge rebuilt. We’ll do it in an environmentally sound way but won’t be held hostage to the whims of eco-freaks and their lawyers.
And there it is.
Heavy construction firms can get big stuff done very quickly. But, government.
He left out union rules and entanglements.
Dismantle the structure and remove, restore the shipping channel... pronto!
Figure out a train solution for transferring shipping containers out of the port facility (if is not already in place like some facilities in Hampton Roads).
Screw the commuters until those 2 tasks are completed.
Commerce first.
Get Newsom and the Bullet Train people on it and it’ll get done way faster...do I need a sarcasm tag?
If mother Pete is running the operation it will never be completed.
It will get done ASAP with Trump in charge.
It’s what you get when unions, donors and dems get together on a project. Just business as usual.
God I miss Trump...
Disagreements over how to divvy up the graft ??? And who gets how much ???
Would digging a tunnel be a better solution?
10 - 20 years of environmental impact studies to start with
Blue State/Blue City = no delays
The centralization of power within the US Politburo is such that all environmental groups will be told what to do....and they will do it.
The left is more solid than ever.
Oh Juanita, oh Juanita, oh Jaunita, I call your name
who’s Juanita? Why that’s our first female, Hispanic illegal to become President……