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33 million dollars for a major construction project really isn’t all that much.

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The projects are here

https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/biden-harris-administration-announces-nearly-300-million-9-bridge-projects-part

It’s 9 projects with like 20 bridges included. A majority of these projects are replacing bridges, not repairing so it’s not really that crazy

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Oh yeah, my city is getting one of these. For our case, they’re replacing it before it gets too old and dangerous for once.

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1 in 3 U.S. Bridges Needs Repair or Replacement…

The estimated cost to replace all the structurally deficient bridges based on average price data from the U.S. DOT is over $54 billion.

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It’s okay Mr. Beast will take care of it, stay tuned for a really epic youtube video.

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Surely there’s not more than 27 bridges in America?

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That’s so cheap that it’s amazing that it’s not being done.

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It’s a bit insufficient but there is $40 billion going to bridges from the infrastructure bill. This is $300m is just for these specific projects announced today

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you do know that all road infrastructure is hideously expensive right?

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Also being “critical bridges” here means there’s gonna be a lot of expensive and time consuming work making sure that they’re still functioning even as the work is done.

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