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Warren DeMontague

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14. It is disconcerting how impossible it seems for us to tackle these big projects.

Reply to burnodo (Reply #13)

Tue May 7, 2013, 05:43 PM

May 2013

I think part of the problem is too many cooks, too many mini-chiefs, and too long of a timescale subject to too many short-term political winds.

It's not like FDR and the WPA.

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Bay Bridge Will Learn Its Fate on May 8th [View all] marmar May 2013 OP

That giant sucking sound you hear... burnodo May 2013 #1

Billions of dollars that could have gone Le Taz Hot May 2013 #5

Yeah, because who needs bridges, right? Warren DeMontague May 2013 #8

of course we need bridges burnodo May 2013 #13

It is disconcerting how impossible it seems for us to tackle these big projects. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #14

My BIL refuses to drive the bridge, at all. dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #2

The flawed hardened steel bolts in question were 'Made in America' Brother Buzz May 2013 #3

Really? dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #6

The bulk of the steel was manufactured in China Brother Buzz May 2013 #7

ty..... dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #9

I have a phobia with bridges to begin with eissa May 2013 #4

Made by Dyson in Ohio, but probably meet CalTran's specifications FarCenter May 2013 #10

The bolts exceded CalTrans specifications - and that may be the problem Brother Buzz May 2013 #12

Oh lord. I was almost on that bridge during the '89 quake. This makes my hands sweat. Arugula Latte May 2013 #11