https://nitter.1d4.us/thehill/status/1646691239532826624
The projects are here
https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/biden-harris-administration-announces-nearly-300-million-9-bridge-projects-part
It's 9 projects with like 20 bridges included. A majority of these projects are replacing bridges, not repairing so it's not really that crazy
Oh yeah, my city is getting one of these. For our case, they're replacing it before it gets too old and dangerous for once.
1 in 3 U.S. Bridges Needs Repair or Replacement...
The estimated cost to replace all the structurally deficient bridges based on average price data from the U.S. DOT is over $54 billion.
It's okay Mr. Beast will take care of it, stay tuned for a really epic youtube video.
It's a bit insufficient but there is $40 billion going to bridges from the infrastructure bill. This is $300m is just for these specific projects announced today
you do know that all road infrastructure is hideously expensive right?
Also being "critical bridges" here means there's gonna be a lot of expensive and time consuming work making sure that they're still functioning even as the work is done.
This money is coming from the BIL which has 40 billion for bridges. So it'll cover a few more at least
That's clearly just the first estimate. I bet the final cost is x3. Maybe even a lot more.
The SF Bay Bridge was a 2,500% budget overrun: from $250M to $6.5B.
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
During the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, a portion of the eastern section's upper deck collapsed onto the lower deck and the bridge was closed for a month. Reconstruction of the eastern section of the bridge as a causeway connected to a self-anchored suspension bridge began in 2002; the new eastern section opened September 2, 2013, at a reported cost of over $6.5 billion; the original estimate of $250 million was for a seismic retrofit of the existing span.
Comes out to ~$33 million per bridge. My cynical guts say that's not enough to do routine maintenance on a good bridge, let alone something in "critical" condition
