Lockatong Bridge is falling down, falling down

 

To me the funny part of these stories is that I have never ever talked bridges with county Public Works Director Tom Mathews. I’m a big bridge fan, and handling the county bridges is part of what he does. And he was my landlord for 14 years or so. I didn’t know until after we’d moved out!

1. So let me get this straight; Guys wreck bridge and only pay a 3k fine. New bridge is awarded to Tony and the boys LLC.
   Smells funny to me and after all, this is Jersey.
    

   Posted by Rich K       09/08/2015  at  04:45 PM  



2. More than 7 companies bid on the job. The previous bridge job went to some other company.

   Posted by Drew458       09/08/2015  at  08:46 PM  



3. Thanks for harshing my Snark buss dude.
   

   Posted by Rich K       09/09/2015  at  05:40 PM  



4. You know if all the communities and states and Federal Government weren’t funding the pensions/healthcare of every single Union/Federal worker forever - most of this infrastructure fixing could be done quickly and cheaper. I still think that ‘issue’ with the Brent Spence bridge here is that Ohio is committed unto death that it be a Union ‘project’ and Ky isn’t buying (or should I say paying) into that.

   I read that like 13% of DOT Federal Monies are going to DOT projects - while like 23% goes to Administrative ‘costs’ and the rest of sucked up by local economies to cover - general funding ‘items’.

   Corruption has been going on for decades - it is time to stop this.

   A balanced Federal Budget with NO automatic increases, a line by line approval/budgeting/veto and none of this ‘sliding’ taxes etc from one program/dept/fund into another - EVER. I would also like at minimum a 10 year (mine would be 2 year) sunset on any funding. Evaluate it’s effectiveness, it’s possible redundancy, its wastefulness etc. I could go on and on - but you get the idea - It would be a good start.

   Of course I’d start with deporting all criminal illegal invaders - Imagine the money the US would save on that alone.

   Posted by wardmama4       09/10/2015  at  08:32 AM  



5. Screw the fine. Make them pay for a replacement bridge.

   Posted by harleycowboy58       09/10/2015  at  12:25 PM  

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