Re:MI officials fast-track bridge fix after man says it 'col...
by brianwawok on Thursday May 19, 2022 @07:10PM
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What’s the cost difference in % from building 2 vs 4? What happens if in 10 years you really do need 4? Sometimes it’s smart to overbuild things with a long lifespan.
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Re:MI officials fast-track bridge fix after man says it 'col...
by zip1234 on Thursday May 19, 2022 @09:27PM
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All good questions that are not actually answered when they make those decisions. What does 'need' mean? What is the maintenance cost of maintaining two lanes of road that might be needed in 10 years?
Often road widening is based on projections (which are almost universally wrong): https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2021/09/09/every-traffic-pr...