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paulj
Jun 19, 2013Explorer II
romore wrote:
Initially we were told the temporary span would not be available for several months, a permanent replacement could take a couple of years. Obviously somebody in Olympia got their wind up and rattled some chains.:B
I don't recall anyone (official) talking about months and years. The current time frame has been the plan since 3 days after the collapse.
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/26_skagit-bridge-replacement-plan.htm
But the governor did push for quick work, and various permitting steps were sped up (e.g. getting verbal agreements on site before filling the full paper work).
WSDOT's also making a big deal that the contractor selected to install the permanent span is also the one who installed bridge beams in Vancouver (WA) over a weekend with 19 hrs to spare.
Some state legislators were asking why can't all road projects be done this fast. But the legislature itself isn't a model of getting things done fast.
Latest NTSB report (June 5)
http://www.ntsb.gov/news/2013/130605d.html
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