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I doubt we'd be able to reproduce that feat. My state took 5 years to widen 8 miles of state road in a loosely populated area near me. They didn't need to bulld
by fma 7y ago
I doubt we'd be able to reproduce that feat. My state took 5 years to widen 8 miles of state road in a loosely populated area near me. They didn't need to bulldoze any houses or anything...it was literally add another road in parallel so it converts from 2 lane to 4 lane, and put a new bridge for the new direction.
I bought my house when it looked almost done, but there was another year to go for final touchup, certification or some junk.
On the flip side, when the I-85 bridge collapses in Atlanta (I live in Atlanta..in the burbs) that was redone ASAP.
If the government wants it done, it can be done. I just feel the appetite for infrastructure isn't really there like the past.
- frosted-flakes 7y agoTrue. There's a great story about the I-580 ramp collapse in San Francisco that was rebuilt in just a few weeks in 2007 that also demonstrates that it can be done if there's the will. I posted it to HN a few weeks ago, but it didn't get any votes. I've reposted it here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19887849 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19887849