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02-24-2009, 05:47 AM
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Get rid of that stinkin thinkin!
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Fort Worth/Dallas
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24% of Oklahoma Bridges are Structurally Deficient
What is the state going to do to fix this mess? And Oklahoma is not the only state with this kind of problem, but I have to admit the roads up there are in some of the poorest shape I've seen anywhere. In Rhode Island, 22 percent of their bridges are structurally deficient. This is a systemic problem in the US.
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Last edited by Synopsis; 02-24-2009 at 05:57 AM..
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02-24-2009, 08:43 AM
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Who Do You Trust?
Status:
"Okie-Jersey Girl"
(set 20 days ago)
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: In My Own Little World. . .
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Synopsis
What is the state going to do to fix this mess? And Oklahoma is not the only state with this kind of problem, but I have to admit the roads up there are in some of the poorest shape I've seen anywhere. In Rhode Island, 22 percent of their bridges are structurally deficient. This is a systemic problem in the US.
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As much as I disagree with the stimulus bill, from what I understand, part of the money will come to OK for infrastructure. Hopefully the bridges will be on the list. |
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02-24-2009, 09:01 AM
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Curmudgeon
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Pawnee Nation
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If you want to monitor the stimulus bill and see where the money is going, go to Recovery.gov.
Beats the heck out of signing checks to a couple of wall street banks for $350,000,000,000 just so the board of directors can get their bonus......... |
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02-24-2009, 09:11 AM
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Rhapsody in Blue
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Deep fried Okrahoma
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Funny you should mention bridge repair. They just completed redoing a bridge here north of Hooterville on Hwy 48. It sure looks good now.  |
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02-24-2009, 09:42 AM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Stillwater, OK
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Our roads and bridges do suck. I'll give them that. HOWEVER, I (and most of you) pay plenty enough taxes that they could be fixed without a kabillion dollar spending package. UGH
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