05-05-2020, 02:32 PM
(05-05-2020, 01:44 PM)clasher Wrote:(05-05-2020, 10:38 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: They closed and demolished it in a hurry because it was condemned. After that, there was no risk.
There was no requirement to build a new bridge quickly.
It doesn't get any cheaper to build in the future so why wait?
Actually money in the future is cheaper than money now...that's why deferring construction of the new landfill is a win, not a loss.
But if it really was cheaper now, why wouldn't they have built the crossing sooner.
This isn't about some fiscal fact, this is simply the different priority and importance placed on critical pedestrian infrastructure compared with ANY car infrastructure.