Minnesota Say 'NO' To New 35W Bridge Builders!

[donsu]

http://nolostfamilycustoms.blogspot.com/2007/08/minnesota-say-no-to-new-35w-bridge.html


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Common Sense "Big Dig" Engineering Company Given Contract to "Review Minnesota Bridge Inspection Protocols" 08-05-07 "Yes, one of the three engineering firms from Boston's Big Dig project will be in charge of keeping Minnesotans safe. Now don't you guys and gals feel safer?" AND "Parsons Brinckerhoff along with Bechtel and a third engineering company oversaw the building and subsequent repairs surrounding another tragedy, one that many think could have been avoided by the engineering company and it's partners."

Adding from 'No Free Pass' Post 8/4/07 .Common Sense Giant Construction Company Says It Advised Retrofitting Minnesota Bridge in 2006 posted 08-04-07 "Pawlenty and his GOP propaganda squad (even White House spokespeople have been getting involved), may be trying to obfuscate the matter as much as they can, but URS, company that inspected I35 last year said....."

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[supernova]

1. Are you kidding me?

The "Big Dig" Co wants to rebuild te 35W bridge?


:rofl:

You can't make this shit up. :thumbsdown:

[radfringe]

3. be sure to check the glue

[TechBear_Seattle]

4. At least twice n/t

[karlrschneider]

2. I can't remember who rebuilt the I-40 bridge near here after it fell down

from a barge hitting it, but they did a good job, finished it way ahead of schedule and UNDER budget! I'll see if I can find out who it was...
edit: It was Gilbert Central out of Little Rock. They had it done in 65 days.
http://www.news-star.com/stories/080307/new_51609.shtml

[supernova]

5. That sounds more like it

[karlrschneider]

7. edited post #2 with a link

well here it is again
http://www.news-star.com/stories/080307/new_51609.shtml

[lazer47]

6. Karl it was somebody out of Tulsa with Native American minority status

[karlrschneider]

8. I don't remember hearing that. Maybe the info I found is wrong then

http://www.news-star.com/stories/080307/new_51609.shtml

I've slept since then...
:shrug:

[lazer47]

9. Probably not that was grapevine talk in the Truck stop at Salisaw

[Ezlivin]

10. Under budget?

Has that firm been bought out yet?

[karlrschneider]

11. Heh, I dunno.

Maybe...