Posted on 03/16/2010 7:07:25 AM PDT by Willie Green
It was a combination of Bechtel and Parsons Brinkenhoff that managed the Big Dig in Boston.
By the way the leaks are all fixed now in the tunnel.
How about if we just use the gas tax that we already pay to fund it instead of putting that money in the general fund and paying for entitlements that are budget killers.
Oh agree on that, but the incoming gas tax is not enough to fund the highway sytem anymore. It has’t been enough for six years. The federal highway system is in the same shape the railroads were in fifty years ago. Aging infrasturce in need of repair or replacement and too much over-expansion. Maintaining lightly used roads is just not cost-effective.
The Federal highway system is just another underfunded entitlement program now.
Shady company.
I’ve dealt with them.
You do NOT want to get in their way.
This thread says it is a high-speed rail line between Orlando and Miami, the other one says it is a high-speed rail line between Orlando and Tampa. Are there two of them or what?
The latter of course is subsidized to an extent through the Federal Highways (FHWA)
Correct me if I'm wrong, funded through motor fuel tax, excise, and commercial carrier license fees?
Cheers,
OLA
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