PING!
They will have a toll for this? Will it last long enough to be paid for? Will anyone ever know if it does get paid for?
I drove the old Frankland, probably 20+ years ago. Having crossed the Chesapeake Bay bridge/tunnel many times the Frankland didn’t bother me. I kind of enjoyed it.
Adding bike lanes is wasted money IMVHO.
Adding space for possible light rail is either forward thinking or folly. Only time will tell.
I’m one who is okay with tolls in some places. I don’t see gas prices going down unless Trump, or a Trump clone, takes the WH in 2024. Then the CPA (Communist Party of America) will just screw it up again when they take power again. Let those who actually use it pay for it.
The new span came in ten years late and $5 billion over cost. As hearings revealed, the brittle Chinese steel and inexperienced Chinese welders led to serious safety issues with cracked bolts, cracked rods, and corrosion issues. Bay Area residents who have declined to use the bridge include Abolhassan Astaneh-Asi, professor of structural engineering, mechanics and materials at UC Berkeley. When notified of the safety concerns, recurring California governor Jerry Brown famously said, “Don’t know if it’s a setback. I mean, look, shit happens.”
I am nervous every time I go over that bridge.
Courtney Campbell Parkway bridges were made using salt water in the concrete mix making the 50 year bridge last 25.
Contractor filed for bankruptcy making the state DOT pay for needed repairs.
They should be able to make it of gold plated silver...
Clearwater taps Portland, Maine, leader as first new city manager in 20 years
Jon Jennings will succeed city manager Bill Horne, who died Aug. 14, three weeks before retirement.
September 2, 2021
CLEARWATER — The City Council voted Thursday to hire a new city manager for the first time in 20 years, unanimously selecting Jon Jennings, the top administrator from Portland, Maine, with a background in the federal government, the private sector and professional sports.
Council members pointed to Jennings’ entrepreneurial experience, as he raised $1.5 million to bring an NBA development team to Portland 14 years ago and recruited industry after becoming city manager in 2015.