Northampton County, PA
Saturday May 3
State bridge repairs could cost $11 billion
“Dad, I didn't do real good in this class today, but don't worry, I have a corrective action plan going and in 17 years I'll be at the average”
It would cost $11 billion to fix the nearly 6,000 state bridges in need of repair, a daunting financial hurdle that threatens to get worse with rising construction costs, potential losses of federal aid and increasingly aging spans, a key state official said Friday.
In Bucks County alone, one in three bridges are structurally deficient -- a slice of a statewide problem that requires massive investment to address, said James Ritzman, deputy secretary of planning for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Read more
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wasnt some of each penny we paid in gas taxes to the state to go to road repair? I am not sure but if it is true who stole the repair money ? I know I paid a lot of taxes. Oh and toll fees on the turnpike they were to got to road repair also where is that who robbed peter to pay paul?
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I'm sure our lawmakers will have no trouble coming up with the funds for these infrastructure repairs if we tell them that there are lots of gifts and subsidized travel in it for them - oink oink oink
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Maybe China or Saudi Arabia will loan them the money. When they take over this country it will be nice not to have to fix the bridges for their military to use.
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Our gas tax money was diverted to mass transit in philly and pittsburgh to keep the increase in travelling prices down so that it would guarantee a win for fat eddie.
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Meanwhile Gov. Stupid diverts our gasoline tax money to Philadelphia to provide low cost mass transit.
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Dint NC say they have extra money??? Why not fix some of the county owned bridges with it instead of waiting until one collapses.
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here we go 11 bil how much more money do you want to take from the tax payers.get ready for the crash.what a joke.what are they going to do more gas taxes,or put those tool booths on 80 and 81 248 309 why not everytime you pull out of your driveway.also how much of this is going to the elections.
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Ask all the pay grabbing politicians to contribute to the new "bridge" fund. Aw, heck, why ask? Just take it back. They had NO problem taking it in the first place. D*mn crooks.
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well let's see now,who voted for mr.Ed."rif raf"Rendell anyway.the citizens brought this on themselves in the first place for voting for all this trash that runs our country.you people vote these idiots into office and then cry when they mismanage our money;you morons make me sick
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OK now that I've told you all the truth,let's hear ya whine together;land of the free and home of the brave...more like land of the brainwashed and home of the whiners.good job Mr.and Mrs.American citizen or should I say subject.
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If Bush can submit a request for $70 billion to continue this "war", then $11 billion can be used to make bridge repairs throughout the state wherever repairs are needed.
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I agree, pay the money and have the bridges fixed. This is a very important topic these days!
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I could be wrong (and I hope I am) but I was told about 5 years ago, that the sign holders on highway construction crews were making over $100.00/hr. |
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