The Political Environment: Wisconsin's Generic Headline

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Another win for the government/road-builders' complex:

Update: Major delays expected on I-39/90/94 for emergency pavement repairs

Anonymous said...: Seriously? Going after emergency repairs? So if we do anything other than let roads crumble it's a "win for the government/road builders' complex"?; July 3, 2013 at 1:14 PM
James Rowen said...: Planned obsolescence?; July 3, 2013 at 1:27 PM
Anonymous said...: Or "s--t happens", perhaps?

Planned obsolescence being that we built these roads 50 years ago and have been negligent in maintaining them. There's not some grand conspiracy out there.; July 3, 2013 at 2:39 PM
Anonymous said...: "Planned obsolescence being that we built these roads 50 years ago.."

Or so you would have us believe.

Not even half that.; July 4, 2013 at 3:34 PM
James Rowen said...: Do we know this is repairing 50-year-old pavement?; July 4, 2013 at 5:27 PM
Anonymous said...: It was built in the 80' and 90's.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_39

And it probably wasn't properly maintained because road maintenance gets a bipartisan back seat relative to new highways and expansions.; July 4, 2013 at 8:25 PM