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Old 07-31-2018, 03:23 PM
 
Location: 35203
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Old 07-31-2018, 03:30 PM
 
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Anyone catch this?

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Another $1.5 million will go towards replacing the escalator at the Birmingham Public Library central branch downtown with stairs.

The Birmingham library in Wylam needs to be replaced at a cost of $1.5 million, according to the city. About $800,000 of that project will be paid for through the warrant.
It's admittedly been a while since I have been in the main library... but does $1.5 million to replace an escalator with stairs seem excessive? In the very next sentence it seems that the entire Wylam branch can be replaced for the same price as the stairs.
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Old 07-31-2018, 03:46 PM
 
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It's admittedly been a while since I have been in the main library... but does $1.5 million to replace an escalator with stairs seem excessive? In the very next sentence it seems that the entire Wylam branch can be replaced for the same price as the stairs.
I'm pretty sure it's three sets of escalators being converted to stairs. Not an easy task.

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Old 07-31-2018, 03:52 PM
 
Location: 35203
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It's admittedly been a while since I have been in the main library... but does $1.5 million to replace an escalator with stairs seem excessive? In the very next sentence it seems that the entire Wylam branch can be replaced for the same price as the stairs.
Not just the escalators, the whole building is getting a renovation...said the director of the downtown branch on the local news when asked about it
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Old 07-31-2018, 03:53 PM
 
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I'm pretty sure it's three sets of escalators. Not an easy task.
That seems a bit more reasonable. I'm imagining a big atrium with multiple floors of escalators but like I said, it's been forever since I've been inside there so am having trouble picturing it.
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Old 07-31-2018, 04:22 PM
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@jero23 you were right

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More than half of the warrant issue will help funding the creation of a bus rapid transit system in the city. According to the city, $20 million of the warrant will be allocated to matching a Federal Transit Administration grant for the construction of designated bus lanes and 36 new bus stations.
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Old 07-31-2018, 07:10 PM
 
Location: Madison, Alabama
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I'm pretty sure it's three sets of escalators being converted to stairs. Not an easy task.
Are the escalators a maintenance issue? Is that the reason for converting to stairs?

Gotta ask ... why spend $2.5M upgrading Legion Field if they're building a new city stadium? Perhaps because it's a few years away?
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