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Originally Posted by DeltAlum
Am I the only one who thinks about this?
As I have traveled across the country, I have wondered how much our infrastructure cost to build, and how much it would be to replace it.
It was really brought home to me when I was living in New York City and considering how old everything looks.
The collapse of the steam tunnel there, and now this bridge episode in Minnesota have really brought those thoughts home.
The overall situation is really scary.
How in the world can we ever replace this stuff as it just simply wears out?
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I was under the impression that they WERE fixing it when it collapsed. It seems to me that the blame here lies with the company who was orchestrating the update/repair of the bridge. I find it very suspicious that this bridge collapsed after being worked on and was scheduled to have more work done, when it has stayed up and running for years. Someone dropped the ball on this one...