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As a Masshole I cringe at all the opportunities for make-work handouts and "not quite graft" this kind of efficiency forgoes. Those backwards hicks up there wo
by throwaway0a5e 5y ago
As a Masshole I cringe at all the opportunities for make-work handouts and "not quite graft" this kind of efficiency forgoes. Those backwards hicks up there would be so much better off if they did things our way. We really know how to run a state. They need to think bigger. That simple bridge replacement, it should take a year. It should tie up hundreds and hundreds of orange barrels. There will need to be rental equipment parked on site for at least six months. If the local communities are rich, you gotta make sure they tie you up in court over the minutia so you can spend thousands on politically connected law firms. Triple the timeline if you're within 5mi of a wetland. Etc. etc.
(sarcasm should be obvious)
- navbaker 5y agoI lived on Oahu for several years and am still blown away by the time and cost expenditures for the monorail system that will (in 2031) connect the west side of the island with the mall in Honolulu. Construction started in 2011 and the first phase, which only goes about half of the total distance, won't open until late this year!
- bombcar 5y agoHuh what even is that thing? Have they never heard of regular light rail?
- lttlrck 5y ago14 bridges were replaced on I93, each within 55 hours, in 2011. http://archive.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/06/04/quick_fix_for_i_93_bridges_begins_large_traffic_jams_expected/ http://archive.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/...