Article

2024-04-02 Economy

RUMINT: Who will rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge?

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Dale 2024-04-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [300 views ] Top

#1

Will a Biden or a Elite Politician be involved in the $$$$?

Posted by NN2N1 2024-04-02 05:07|| 2024-04-02 05:07|| Front Page Top

#2 If its funded by the Feds, the Davis Bacon Act applies, which means prevailing union wages for the area. So the real question is who audits the work to make sure the workers get that pay. That is where the graft and corruption comes in.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-04-02 07:13|| 2024-04-02 07:13|| Front Page Top

#3 New bridge will have apartments and restaurants.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-04-02 07:21|| 2024-04-02 07:21|| Front Page Top

#4 P2K is correct, and you can be sure the Unions will be monitoring.

Posted by Frank G 2024-04-02 08:24|| 2024-04-02 08:24|| Front Page Top

#5 The 7 bridges in the US that are at risk of a Baltimore-like disaster: Including the Golden Gate and Verrazzano

Posted by Skidmark 2024-04-02 10:03|| 2024-04-02 10:03|| Front Page Top

#6 I think we can rule out high end or tourist accoutrements based on my vague memory of the neighborhood. Even trash can seems pretty optional in Metro Baltimore.

Posted by Super Hose 2024-04-02 11:29|| 2024-04-02 11:29|| Front Page Top

#7 #4 and #2 are correct. My source at the time was my son and grandson.One is still working as an iron worker and does welding.Yes, the Unions and it being a federal project one would think non union not invited to play. Labor shortage perhaps an angle.
Reclamation of old paper mill locally required 100 Mexicans.1,000,000 dollar loss of drums of copper. Cashed in two states away.

Posted by Dale 2024-04-02 12:24|| 2024-04-02 12:24|| Front Page Top

#8 I'll be surprised if it is rebuilt at all. I don't know that this country is still capable of building that kind of infrastructure.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2024-04-02 12:43|| 2024-04-02 12:43|| Front Page Top

#9 ^Chinese firm - they build quite a lot along Belt and Road?

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-04-02 12:56|| 2024-04-02 12:56|| Front Page Top

#10 The thing about the I695 bridge (the Scott Key bridge) is the it was a bridge. All the rest of the harbor crossings are tunnels.
That means the I695 crossing is the only direct HazMat crossing between Virginia and Philly.
That means that they better be planning to rebuild, else fuel flows and military cargos are basically have to be routed thru central PA, maybe 300 miles out of the way.
Maybe they can use some the design genuises they got working on hi-speed rail to fix it up for them.
And no, even interstate highways are built under state regulations, not federal. They have to meet federal guidelines, but they're done at the state level. Look for fun times at the Maryland DOT.

Posted by ed in texas 2024-04-02 14:11|| 2024-04-02 14:11|| Front Page Top

#11 Did Mayor Pete tell that, Ed?

I believe you're right, BTW, but you're the first person I've heard say/write that.

Posted by Bobby 2024-04-02 15:36|| 2024-04-02 15:36|| Front Page Top

#12 AASHTO regs on Interstates and most states use same.

Posted by Frank G 2024-04-02 19:01|| 2024-04-02 19:01|| Front Page Top

23:51 SteveS
23:51 Unose Uleresing8817
23:20 trailing wife
23:07 trailing wife
23:05 trailing wife
22:11 Ululating+Platypus
22:04 Besoeker
21:26 DooDahMan
20:27 Procopius2k
20:26 Jefe101
20:00 Woodrow
19:49 Skidmark
19:45 Skidmark
19:41 Skidmark
19:30 Skidmark
19:04 Frank G
19:01 Frank G
18:58 Angealing+B.+Hayes4677
18:36 Frank G
18:32 Ulailet+Thud3602
17:34 M. Murcek
17:24 Skidmark
17:23 Skidmark
17:02 Besoeker