3 ms·
government inefficiency A classic example: the new SF-Oakland Bay Bridge. Original retrofit estimate: $400 million Grandiose, craptastic new bridge cost thus
by masonic 8y ago
government inefficiency
A classic example: the new SF-Oakland Bay Bridge.
Original retrofit estimate: $400 million
Grandiose, craptastic new bridge cost thus far: $8 billion
But wait, there's more: defective design, construction, and materials (bad welds in Chinese-made roadbed segments, defective, fragile rods/bolts, etc.) resulted in a bridge that is less safe than the $400M retrofit would have produced.