Meanwhile, back in can-do old USA, the replacement for the eastern span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge (partially damaged in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake) is years behind schedule and ruinously over budget.
What should have been a signature span to rival the Golden Gate has gradually been whittled down to "a freeway on stilts"-- the state just decided to toss the "self supporting suspension" section in favor of an elevated causeway.
Meh.
Government at its worst. I bet the stilt project will cost as much as the orignal (and much better looking) project.
Bridge looks good in general but that red lighting in the night photo is cheesy and looks like a leftover scale model from the set of Tron. Whoever came up with that obviously needs to be thrown off the bridge.
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Originally posted by addabox
Meanwhile, back in can-do old USA, the replacement for the eastern span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge (partially damaged in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake) is years behind schedule and ruinously over budget.
What should have been a signature span to rival the Golden Gate has gradually been whittled down to "a freeway on stilts"-- the state just decided to toss the "self supporting suspension" section in favor of an elevated causeway.
Meh.
Government at its worst. I bet the stilt project will cost as much as the orignal (and much better looking) project.