- Greg Clarke ( @Greg@lemmy.ca ) English16•9 days ago
That scene in the movie Speed where the bus jumps the gap on the over pass was pretty cool. So there are pros and cons to crumbling infrastructure
- bluGill ( @bluGill@fedia.io ) 15•9 days ago
Sounds liked expected numbers given the expected life of bridges. if you replace them at end of life there will be no issues.
- Track_Shovel ( @Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net ) English7•9 days ago
I also think it’s due in part to a backlog of bridges not being replaced or pushed past their life expectancy with minor upgrades.
The climate side is terrifying
- Sonori ( @sonori@beehaw.org ) English7•9 days ago
I mean a lot of Amarican infrastructure was built by the new deal with a hundred year lifespan, so it’s not exactly a surprise that now a hundred years after the new deal there is a lot of Amarican infrastructure that needs to be replaced.
- MonkderVierte ( @MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml ) English1•9 days ago
Who knew, infrastructure is costly long-term.
- MonkderVierte ( @MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml ) English1•9 days ago
Who knew, infrastructure is costly long-term.
- JimmyBigSausage ( @JimmyBigSausage@lemm.ee ) English5•9 days ago
More great news.
- Rentlar ( @Rentlar@lemmy.ca ) English3•9 days ago
Tear down the highway bridges, build rail bridges or mixed use bridges. Easy. Those things have lasted a ridiculously long time, and many railway trestle approaches made of timber from the late 19th century are still standing and operational.
- GenosseFlosse ( @GenosseFlosse@feddit.org ) English2•9 days ago
They won’t carry modern high speed trains…
- LucidNightmare ( @LucidNightmare@lemm.ee ) English3•9 days ago
I worry about things like this in my home state. I never really thought about it before, until I noticed the world is ran by maniacs that do not care about anything other than money and prestige. Now, every time there is a traffic jam over a bridge, or I go under one, I just can’t help but feel uneasy. I do not trust my government, local or federal, to properly ensure these things are up to standard. Throw in Redumblicans fighting tooth and nail for deregulation, and my fears get higher.