Monday, April 11, 2011
Pennsylvania: Bridges worst in nation - mcall.com
I understand that truckers rate Pennsylvania's roads the worst, too.
There is no political pizazz in fixing bridges and roads. In fact, it gives each party a chance to blame the other.
Obviously, money that could have been used for repairs went elsewhere, most likely into a crony or relative's pocket or to garner favor and votes from some special interest.
This is the cumulative fault of elected officials of both parties....
There is no political pizazz in fixing bridges and roads. In fact, it gives each party a chance to blame the other.
Obviously, money that could have been used for repairs went elsewhere, most likely into a crony or relative's pocket or to garner favor and votes from some special interest.
This is the cumulative fault of elected officials of both parties....
Jon Schmitz's recent article was published in the Allentown PA Morning Call:
"'The Fix We're In For: The State of Our Nation's Bridges' was released by Transportation for America, a Washington, D.C.-based coalition of 500 groups seeking reform of national transportation policy.
According to the report, 5,906 of Pennsylvania's 22,271 bridges (26.5 percent) are structurally deficient, meaning at least one of three components — the superstructure, substructure or deck — was rated "poor" by inspectors. The next-closest state was Oklahoma at 22 percent"
