We can not build our way out of this
When you think of new construction as a solution to our traffic problems, first take a look at Boston’s epic construction story called the “Big Dig”. Originally estimated at a price tag of $2.6 billion, the final cost soared to a staggering $14.8 billion. The project has incurred criminal arrests, escalating costs, death, leaks, and charges of poor execution and use of substandard materials. Planning for the project began in 1982, while construction started in 1991 and was finally completed in 2006. This has been the most expensive highway project in U.S. history.
WIth our current economic woes, many cities are finding it difficult to maintain our existing roads, never mind new construction. More then a year after the bridge collapse in Minnesota, the AP finds there has been very little progress with repairs around the country. Their review found that just 12 percent of the repairs have been performed on each state’s 20 most-traveled bridges with structural deficiencies.
Pay4Rides would help reduce the load now and give us more time to perform all the necessary repairs. Maybe then we would not need so much new construction?
