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FarCenter

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3. Remember that stimulus money back in 2009 -- a lot of it was used for paving

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Thu May 1, 2014, 10:55 AM

May 2014

It is now 5 years old and we have had an unusually harsh winter. The result is that surfaces are now in bad repair with lots of potholes and peeling blacktop.

Very little was used for real road construction or for bridges and tunnels, since larger projects are by definition not "shovel ready". They require years of studies, plans, permits, notices, public hearings, yadda-yadda-yadda.

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Maybe it’s time to invest in infrastructure? [View all] ProSense May 2014 OP

Every time I drive into Manhattan it costs me about $30 in tolls. onehandle May 2014 #1

Yes, infrastructure has been one of the items I've been urging for. Xyzse May 2014 #2

Remember that stimulus money back in 2009 -- a lot of it was used for paving FarCenter May 2014 #3

Past time. Time to take all of the fossil fuel subsidies Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #4

Apparently not if it involves making driving any more expensive (nt) Recursion May 2014 #5

Maybe it's time to close some overseas military bases to help pay for it? think May 2014 #6

I agree. Vashta Nerada May 2014 #7

There are bridges in my area demigoddess May 2014 #8

cut obama's drone budget and spend the money on "infratructure" lol nt msongs May 2014 #9

It was time thirty years ago. Orsino May 2014 #10