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ken0042 · 04-18-2009, 12:59 PM

I was under the impression that these tracks have been paved over time and time again without issue, so there was no forseeable need to rip them up this time. However this last batch of construction has caused some additional settlement, and the tracks are finally causing grief.

So basically every time there has been contruction on 16th ave over the last 30 years, the city decided to save money by not ripping up the tracks. Now it looks like it will be a problem, so they are fixing it.

People complain about spending, so rather than doubling the cost of every construction project they do it cheaply, with the hopes that only 10% will need to be re-done. It's a lot cheaper to re-do 10% of the jobs than all of them, right?

04-18-2009, 12:59 PM	#35
ken0042 Playboy Mansion Poolboy Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout Exp:	I was under the impression that these tracks have been paved over time and time again without issue, so there was no forseeable need to rip them up this time. However this last batch of construction has caused some additional settlement, and the tracks are finally causing grief. So basically every time there has been contruction on 16th ave over the last 30 years, the city decided to save money by not ripping up the tracks. Now it looks like it will be a problem, so they are fixing it. People complain about spending, so rather than doubling the cost of every construction project they do it cheaply, with the hopes that only 10% will need to be re-done. It's a lot cheaper to re-do 10% of the jobs than all of them, right?