--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> In a message dated 8/3/07 12:12:55 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
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> you think the bridge collapsed due to structural failure willy? wow
> that's brillant. structural problems in the bridge were noted years
> ago by inspectors, the issue is why there hasn't been any structural
> repairs on the bridge since and the influence of budget cuts on that.
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> Who ever said there was no money to make the repairs? Perhaps
somebody just
> didn't think it was necessary to make repairs until it was too late.
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inspectors first recorded problems with the bridge 5 yrs ago - not
imminent failure but structural problems. the governor has vetoed
increases in the budget for infrastructure repairs. you can't make a
direct connection with this one bridge, but you have to connect the
two. most infrastrucure experts out there say a substantial increase
in repair budgets are needed nationwide, particulary the east and midwest.
