[jbgusa]

Originally Posted by JayCT

Again, unless you actually have designed a bridge project, you can’t really know or understand the work involved.

I just Googled the Mobil station and found it just reopened after a major renovation.

https://www.dot.ny.gov/news/press-re...024/2024-03-08

I can’t speak for why the bridge on the Hutch is taking so long but I can say it is my experience that there usually are good reasons.

Note that when a project is bid, the DOT is obligated to accept the lowest bid price. They can’t tell a contractor how to do the project. They can only give them a set time to complete the work. If the contractor doesn’t meet that deadline, they are fined a set amount per day. Of course if the Contractor comes across an unforeseen problem, they have to be given extra time to address it. That’s the law.

Also note that you may not see workers there every day but that doesn’t mean they aren’t working on it. To keep costs down a contractor usually works on multiple projects to keep their crews busy. The crew could be working on a different project that day. It also could be that the contractor has poured concrete and it has to cure for several days before work can continue. Again I’m just speculating.

I truly value your insights. The problem is that the people should demand better from their leaders. The philosophy should be that "the lanes must be open" and not some unattainable goals.

[jbgusa]

Originally Posted by 7 Wishes

I recently read they are projecting late 2028/early 2029. That's a long time from now but it's not double the time it took to build the original.

Originally the projection was ten years. Original construction time was five years.

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by jbgusa

I truly value your insights. The problem is that the people should demand better from their leaders. The philosophy should be that "the lanes must be open" and not some unattainable goals.

The problem is that “better” will add greatly to the cost of projects. If a contractor does not have multiple projects to keep their crews busy and billable, the cost of them will fully fall on that one project. That would greatly raise costs.

[SteveM85]

Originally Posted by SteveM85

I’m wondering if they just leave it as as. Fix the pavement, plug off the roads above and call it a day. That overpass isn’t really needed, there are three or four others within a few blocks.

I mentioned this as a passing thought and got absolutely torched by Kidyank. Ripped to shreds.
Well apparently since then, it's come up as a posiibility now. The idea was bandied about since there were no real traffic impacts.
Being though that the Firehouse is right next to it and uses it for calls will and should keep it in the plans once CTDOT gets off their butts for a change.

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by SteveM85

I mentioned this as a passing thought and got absolutely torched by Kidyank. Ripped to shreds.
Well apparently since then, it's come up as a posiibility now. The idea was bandied about since there were no real traffic impacts.
Being though that the Firehouse is right next to it and uses it for calls will and should keep it in the plans once CTDOT gets off their butts for a change.

Link please.