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51. Do you favor road projects with no cost limits, timelines or paper trails?

Sun Jun 25, 2023, 09:26 PM

Jun 2023

A day after a fuel tanker truck crashed under the bridge and set off the fire that destroyed it, Shapiro signed an emergency declaration that has allowed the state to take extraordinary steps to get the work done quickly. There will be no cost limits, projected timeline, or public paper trail for at least the first phase of demolition and construction, state officials said.

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'We rebuilt I-95 in just 12 days': Busy Philly highway reopens to cars, trucks [View all] BumRushDaShow Jun 2023 OP

wow--i'm actually impressed. (seriously) nt orleans Jun 2023 #1

The below is an overhead shot (I think taken from a quadcopter that I saw the workers using on site) BumRushDaShow Jun 2023 #5

+1 not this born NYer. Married a Philly girl bronxiteforever Jun 2023 #31

It was someone from BumRushDaShow Jun 2023 #33

10-4 bronxiteforever Jun 2023 #35

Democrats get shit done. Repugs would still trying to figure out how to skim money from the project Hotler Jun 2023 #59

The irony here BumRushDaShow Jun 2023 #60

This message was self-deleted by its author maxsolomon Jun 2023 #2

This is what happens when you vote for competency vs what your pastor tells you! Initech Jun 2023 #3

Democratic values in action! 2naSalit Jun 2023 #4

Proud of my state, Gov Shapiro and crews Deminpenn Jun 2023 #6

There has been a lot of confusing reporting on this BumRushDaShow Jun 2023 #11

I95 North was closed at the Betsy Ross bridge Deminpenn Jun 2023 #14

Could also be they needed to move some equipment in place on that side (river side/northbound) BumRushDaShow Jun 2023 #18

And THIS is apparently why no northbound traffic until later - vehicle fire just before that area BumRushDaShow Jun 2023 #22

NE Philly doesn't exist Tree-Hugger Jun 2023 #27

LOL!!! BumRushDaShow Jun 2023 #32

Sure hope they gave materials enough time to harden Marthe48 Jun 2023 #7

The material was already hard Deminpenn Jun 2023 #12

Thanks Marthe48 Jun 2023 #23

It's a fascinating product made of recycled glass! BumRushDaShow Jun 2023 #15

Thanks! Marthe48 Jun 2023 #25

I know that many playgrounds have been using that material made from recycled tires BumRushDaShow Jun 2023 #28

and then reports that it was carcinogenic Marthe48 Jun 2023 #37

Yeah I had heard about concerns regarding treatment of the material BumRushDaShow Jun 2023 #38

Wonderful. I'm proud of what they did. Back in 1994, a stretch of the Hortensis Jun 2023 #8

This is the epitome of Marthe48 Jun 2023 #9

Wow, what an amazing accomplishment to facilitate Backseat Driver Jun 2023 #10

They were from the government and they were there to help jmowreader Jun 2023 #13

"If you want shit done right now, the government will get shit done. " BumRushDaShow Jun 2023 #20

And I did find the tweet (finally) BumRushDaShow Jun 2023 #42

Will the concrete cure enough that fast? OneCrazyDiamond Jun 2023 #16

They used asphalt as their surface material rather than concrete jmowreader Jun 2023 #24

Now the real work starts Snooper9 Jun 2023 #17

I think you underestimate what went down here. The Jungle 1 Jun 2023 #36

Are you FKM? bucolic_frolic Jun 2023 #19

Barely a mention of Biden/Fed help, as with MSNBC report I saw; contrast with POTUS' statement here: JudyM Jun 2023 #21

Shapiro for President '28 ZonkerHarris Jun 2023 #26

Isn't it amazing that when you pay a decent wage there is no labor shortage..... gfwzig Jun 2023 #29

No labor shortages when you tell contractors they have a blank check to charge whatever they like MichMan Jun 2023 #49

Kick and recommend! Pretty amazing work. bronxiteforever Jun 2023 #30

I would like to see more credit give to the engineers. The Jungle 1 Jun 2023 #34

See these strategically placed signs at the construction site the past week BumRushDaShow Jun 2023 #41

I do not hate capitalism. The Jungle 1 Jun 2023 #43

Oh I have no problem with that BumRushDaShow Jun 2023 #46

Was it previously 10 lanes? That's amazing! Congrats to everyone involved! Oopsie Daisy Jun 2023 #39

When you include all the shoulders, it's actually 12 lanes BumRushDaShow Jun 2023 #45

I am elated that it is open and I don't have to travel on it. twodogsbarking Jun 2023 #40

Let's put some of this effort into other projects across the land pfitz59 Jun 2023 #44

Holy shit! BigmanPigman Jun 2023 #47

Looks like it is Laborers Union 158 doing the manual work. LiberalFighter Jun 2023 #48

We need this sense of urgency on every road project...hell, just one-quarter of it... Mark.b2 Jun 2023 #50

Do you favor road projects with no cost limits, timelines or paper trails? MichMan Jun 2023 #51

In an extreme circumstance like this one, we have to.... Mark.b2 Jun 2023 #52

You said every road project should be like this one. MichMan Jun 2023 #53

Yes, I did. I should have worded it more precisely.... Mark.b2 Jun 2023 #54

I saw a video of something similar in europe though in that case it was an entirely new bridge and cstanleytech Jun 2023 #55

I think what helped too in this case BumRushDaShow Jun 2023 #57

Good job Emile Jun 2023 #56

I grabbed a snapshot last night of the stream BumRushDaShow Jun 2023 #58