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Originally Posted by mrnyc
so … maersk is paying for all this repair and rebuild, right??  |
Build Back Better.
But seriously - the usage of this bridge is very low. Only 30,000 vehicles per day. By contrast, the nearby Ft. McHenry Tunnel is 116,000. Replacing it is a borderline pork barrel project. It's comical to see Pete Buttigieg out there making bold proclamations about replacing this bridge when that same mouth talks about reducing greenhouses gasses every other day.
Here is a good history of this bridge:
http://www.roadstothefuture.com/Balt_Outer_Harbor.html
This website has been up since about 1998.