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Let’s do ALL the road work now

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    Loki
    wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 02:03 last edited by
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    With what money? States are already laying off state employees to preserve cash.

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      89th
      wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 02:06 last edited by
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      Paid in TP and Diapers, isn’t that the new currency?

      Seriously, I’m referring more to projects that are already funded and in progress and that take a long time because of night/gradual lane closures.

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        Copper
        wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 02:23 last edited by
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        The people who work on road projects are all at home too.

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          Axtremus
          wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 02:37 last edited by
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          Love the idea in principle.
          People staying at home solves the logistical problem of getting cars off the roads/bridges, great.
          But still need to work out social distancing rules for workers who go to work fixing/building roads and bridges.

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            89th
            wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 02:42 last edited by
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            Agreed. This is certainly a bit of a tongue in cheek observation/idea.

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              mark
              wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 02:46 last edited by
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              poll does not seem to be functioning properly. I can't see the radio buttons.

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                brenda
                wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 03:34 last edited by
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                Lots of road projects moving forward in my part of Minnesooooooota. They're getting ahead of schedule because there are fewer delays during the project to manage the traffic.

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                  LuFins Dad
                  wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 04:25 last edited by
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                  This is actually happening in Northern VA. At least on 66 and 28. I believe there is a project on Route 7 as well.

                  The Brad

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                    89th
                    wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 11:38 last edited by
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                    excellent

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                      5 Apr 2020, 02:23

                      The people who work on road projects are all at home too.

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                      brenda
                      wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 15:05 last edited by
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                      @Copper
                      Not necessarily. Depends on what their state has decided are essential services or products.

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                        brenda
                        wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 16:07 last edited by
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                        As for funding, that money has already been dedicated to those projects. It's very unlikely that it would get pulled into another pot, so to speak. States set up and approved budgets, and contracts got signed. Sure, the state could walk away from contracts, but that has not been on the legislative table yet.
                        Hubby and I were just talking about how road projects fit in the social distancing concept. Of all the state projects, this type should allow for plenty.
                        If things get so bad that Minnesooooota doesn't fix the potholes and do the resurfacing, we'll be close to Hell, and able to get a lower contract price for asphalt from Hades. They can melt asphalt like nobody else can.

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                          Aqua Letifer
                          wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 19:24 last edited by
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                          I'm all for it as long as they can keep the construction workers safe.

                          Please love yourself.

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                            LuFins Dad
                            wrote on 5 Apr 2021, 18:47 last edited by
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                            If only we had done this then... Joe's "Infrastructure Plan" would be irrelevant.

                            The Brad

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                              Mik
                              wrote on 5 Apr 2021, 19:27 last edited by Mik 4 May 2021, 19:28
                              #16

                              Indianapolis did this in the early 2000's, called it the Hyperfix. It was a mess, but they got a LOT done. I would imagine there are overlaps where resources could be used more effectively.

                              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                Klaus
                                wrote on 5 Apr 2021, 23:01 last edited by
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                                You can't just double or triple the amount of road workers, engineers etc. with the snap of a finger and a few $$$. You can't just start with a project within a few weeks if all the necessary and many preparatory works aren't done first. I think the amount of short-term speedup a politician can achieve in these things are rather limited.

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                                  5 Apr 2021, 18:47

                                  If only we had done this then... Joe's "Infrastructure Plan" would be irrelevant.

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                                  Loki
                                  wrote on 5 Apr 2021, 23:10 last edited by
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                                  @lufins-dad said in Let’s do ALL the road work now:

                                  If only we had done this then... Joe's "Infrastructure Plan" would be irrelevant.

                                  Only 6% of the bill is for roads and bridges. I thought everybody knew that already.

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                                    5 Apr 2021, 23:10

                                    @lufins-dad said in Let’s do ALL the road work now:

                                    If only we had done this then... Joe's "Infrastructure Plan" would be irrelevant.

                                    Only 6% of the bill is for roads and bridges. I thought everybody knew that already.

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                                    George K
                                    wrote on 5 Apr 2021, 23:35 last edited by
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                                    @loki said in Let’s do ALL the road work now:

                                    6% of the bill is for roads and bridges.

                                    What's the percentage devoted to compensation for federal workers who need child care, I wonder.

                                    Nah, never mind.

                                    Any amount is outrageous.

                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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