1 out of 6 bridges in Texas are functionally obsolete

BDswangHTX · May 27, 2013

HAYJON02 said: ↑

That's weird, you guys aren't personally attacking da1 and are engaging the topic. Oh well, it's early.

I also would be interested to see stats on actual bridge failures. I remember last year, didn't one collapse and it was a national story? What constitutes a failure besides complete collapse? Also, for infrastructure projects, is there any kind of positive cost to benefit ratio economically? I've heard it said that dollars invested in NASA bring back more money to the economy ultimately but that doesn't stop us from not giving a crap about funding NASA.
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the lady doth protest too much, methinks.

I see what you did there. I'll help you out; gosh darn Obama with his Yolo view on American infrastructure....I'm using that that nomenclature correctly, right?

da1 · May 27, 2013

MadMax said: ↑

Is there a link for any of these claims?
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Ziggy · May 27, 2013

Mathloom said: ↑

It's incredible that such a wealthy state in such a developed country has these problems.

Surely there are people for whom infrastructure and public transport provides an amazing opportunity to make new $$$? How do the public and private sector interact on these types of projects (infrastructure)?
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The chances this affects any of us or anyone we know is miniscule. It's merely a problem we might see a headline on from time-to-time. A bridge collapses, someone gets hurt or dies. Nobody cares.

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