Even if funding were in place and the replacement span was built and was "staged" ready for placement. How long would it take to remove or dynamite the old span and place the new one. Rebuilding the entire crossing would be far too expensive, so the above change-out makes the most sense. But what amount of time would it take to complete the job, and when is the North East Corridor ever slow or not in demand?
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Hi Jason & Bill
You ask some really fundamental questions there, it's all politics and economics. In the "western" countries we seem to want a 10 year return on capital invested when the investment will last for a hundred years! Is that commonsense? Whereas in Japan, they take a more realistic view on the life of an investment.
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Hey Jason: Welcome to the new normal
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Yes, the priorities are messed up. There should be no subsidized rail. Feel free to donate your personal funds to the owner of the bridge.
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Its New Jersey the worlds biggest landfill
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@jdayrail - if the Government hadn't subsidized the roads (like the one in the background being rehabbed), there wouldn't have been any need to "subsidize rail" in the first place. If they subsidize one (or three) modes of transport (e.g., road, air and waterway, ALL of which are subsidized), then all of the others, including rail (the most efficient mode of all of them) certainly shouldn't be left out!
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