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Worth considering when reading that article... http://theweek.com/articles/449646/why-expensive-build-bridge-america http://theweek.com/articles/449646/why-expe

• Animats 10y ago
  The new eastern span of the SF Bay Bridge is about 6x over budget because politicians wanted it to look pretty. There's no need for a suspension bridge there; the water isn't deep and it's not a major navigation channel. It could have been a set of short spans, like the old one, and much cheaper.
  • CalRobert 10y ago
    And we still can't ride a bicycle all the way to SF from the east bay (well, without going via San Jose at least)