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>>I don't have the numbers but since NY and California make up the largest two programs, the dollar value of metric construction, combined with Federal Construction (buildings) is quite large.
>>
 
Just to reinforce that, a couple bid topics off Caltrans this week (html so the bid-specs link comes through)
 
Nat

 
04-006064 | List of Bid Items | Special Provisions
Reconstruct Interchange And Electrical Facilities
04-CC,Sol-680,780-39.4/41.0(680),L0.0/R1.3(680),1.1/2.3(780) * Date Advertised 8/27/2001
Bids Opening in Sacramento * Bids Open 10/30/2001
Estimate: $82,151,000
In Solano And Contra Costa Counties In Benicia And Martinez On Route 680 From Mococo Overhead To Bayshore Road And On Route 780 From Route 680 To East Fifth Street.
880 Working Days * 20% DBE * Cost per set: Bidders: $103, Non-Bidders: $96.
 
04-0T1414 * 04-Sol-37-12.9/15.0 * Date Advertised 9/17/2001
Construct Four-lane Freeway
Bids Opening in Sacramento
Estimate: $24,296,200
In Solano County In Vallejo From Napa River Bridge To Sonoma Boulevard.
650 Working Days * * Specs & Plans not available until date of advertisement

07-1760U4 * 07-LA-5,126-R85.3/R87.6 R9.3/R9.6 * Date Advertised 9/17/2001
Replace And Widen Bridges And Reconstruct Interchange
Bids Opening in Irvine
Estimate: $49,852,000
In Los Angeles County In Santa Clarita On Route 5 From 0.8 Km North Of Valencia Boulevard Overcrossing To 0.6 Km North Of Rye Canyon Boulevard Undercrossing And On Route 126 From 0.1 Km West Of Route 5/126 Separation To 0.2 Km East Of Route 5/126 Separation.
910 Working Days * 20% DBE * Specs & Plans not available until date of advertisement

Nat Hager's webpage
http://www.win.net/dorsea/nehager


>>> Joseph B. Reid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/27/01 07:09pm >>>
Howard Ressel wrote in USMA 15011:

>Jut got an update on States reversion (or perversion as the case may be)
>back to English. I'm not sure who produced it.
>
>States Still SI as of 5/30/01:
>
>Alaska, California, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York,
>Oregon.
>
>States still dual as of 5/30/01:
>
>Delaware, Louisiana, Vermont, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Washington
>
>Seems to me these dual States are headed back to English even though they
>are not officially SI.
>
>The rest either never converted, have reverted or are in the reversion
>process.
>
>The sad part is I counted 22 States that revered by orders of the State
>DOT or their commissioner. Only three were due to "State Legislature"
>although I'm sure with the others there was significant political pressure
>which is not apparent in this listing.
>
>Four States are 100% metric based on 1999 % construction (maybe its higher
>for other SI states by now.)
>
>New Jersey (dual), Oregon (SI), New York (SI), Utah (SI but recently
>announced reversion).
>
>Sorry the news is so grim.
>
>Howard Ressel, Metric Manager
>New York State Department of Transportation, Region 4


That is:
        Metric states; 13,5 %
        Dual stetes:   15,4 %
        Total          28,8 % out of 50 stetes, DC, & Puerto Rico

Based on the US Census of 2000, the results by population are:
        Metric states: 24,0 %
        Dual states:   12.7 %
        Total          36.7 %
which is not quite so bad.

Joseph B. Reid
17 Glebe Road West
Toronto    M5P 1C8                       Tel. 416 486-6071


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