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It's not really re-election since he inherited the job. More like continuation.
And sadly at this point I will take any maneuver, circumstance or loophole possible to finish the flippin road. As someone who lives in close in West Ashley and ends up on Folly Road on James Island after work about twice per week, the traffic is absolutely ruining the livability of the area. I can only imagine how miserable it is for people further out.
We should already be working on a second perimeter loop by now not debating the first one. Too many people are driving 10-15 miles back toward downtown or 526 only to turn around and drive the same distance back out again. If we could relieve some of the traffic I actually think it would also be a boon to mass transit since it would create more spots for viable park and rides and the buses wouldn't have such miserable times keeping a schedule. Then we might even get ot look into a monorail or similar to ease things a little more.
I knew the meeting was coming, so no suprise. Whats done now, should have been done 5 years ago. Its great news, and needs to get started soon, which should have been completed 5 years ago.
I knew the meeting was coming, so no suprise. Whats done now, should have been done 5 years ago. Its great news, and needs to get started soon, which should have been completed 5 years ago.
The price keeps skyrocketing, the longer they wait the more it's going to cost. It's not going to get any cheaper, and their tax coffers aren't going to catch up anytime soon.
The price keeps skyrocketing, the longer they wait the more it's going to cost. It's not going to get any cheaper, and their tax coffers aren't going to catch up anytime soon.
You're right and at the end of the day the only way I526 gets completed is by making it a toll road. They could place a toll expiration date on it to gain voter support. I don't see the county being able to raise $375M - $ 500M by other means. The northern and southern pitchforks still need to be financed.
You're right and at the end of the day the only way I526 gets completed is by making it a toll road. They could place a toll expiration date on it to gain voter support. I don't see the county being able to raise $375M - $ 500M by other means. The northern and southern pitchforks still need to be financed.
It's a vicious cycle. They spend a year getting the lowest bids, then the vote and it's too much money and they can't come up with the money, then they sit on it, the bid expires, they get new bids and repeat the process. At some point someone's going to grab the project by the horns and solve it.
It’s counter intuitive, but’s probably bad timing with the economy doing well and low unemployment. Money is flowing so road contractors are booked years out on other jobs and manpower is scarce and contractors aren’t that desperate for the work.
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t’s when the economy crashes is when you get the best deal on bids, you just have the foresight to know the tax base will catch up to pay for it eventually once the economy rebounds.
Most of our largest infrastructure projects in the country were done during the Great Depression. The Ravenel Bridge was bid on during the early 2000 recession.
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