No New Yawkahs, the one to Long Island in Boston
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/201...QHN/story.html
Quote:
The bridge has been clearly deteriorating over the years only one vehicle is allowed to cross at a time but city officials did not expect that it would have to be closed so suddenly.
They said it became urgent to do so because the structural deficiencies mirrored those that caused a bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis to collapse in 2007.
The environmental impact evaluation, bridge design, and construction may take up to five years, but we are hopeful that the process can be expedited, said Kate Norton, a spokeswoman for Walsh.
After city officials decided to close the bridge, she said, they activated a plan to maintain all the services provided on the island.
|
So, a bridge that looked haunted and decrepit when I last traveled under it 20 years ago is now in danger of collapsing under continued use, will be replaced for 90 million over a few years.
Our solution is to spend 90 million (first numbers are almost always wrong by half) on a low use bridge.
What does an Analysis of Alternatives say?
Maybe save more than 2/3rds of that with a boat service instead?
Oooh, how about selling the SW corner of the island for a gated community before the GATED community? Waterfront Island Living in Boston Harbor - sweet.