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The topic as posed has made me scratch my head a bit: The rigid approaches of preservationists (as I interpret the first half) and the rigid approaches of engineers, are not so much in conflict . They are really the same thing: Rigidity of approach and adherence to rule-based decision making. For each...
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Track federal and state funding for replacement, repair, rehab, and bridge maintenance. No one seems to be tracking the flow of money into each of these areas. The FHWA has said that they do not distinguish, nor do they require reporting from the states, about the proportion of funding is used for replacement...
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MoDOT boasts historic bridge is first to go with stimulus funds “Missouri is the first state in the nation to begin construction on highway projects funded by the Economic Recovery Act. The minute President Obama signed the economic recovery bill, MoDOT went to work to replace one of the state’s...
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Level the playing field between rehab and replace It is clear to me that we do not choose to rehab even when it is the rational, feasible, and economic alternative. Why is that? There are real forces that produce the outcome of choosing replacement over rehab. What are those forces? One is policy, but...