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octothorp · 07-27-2009, 03:06 PM

I'm just throwing numbers out here for the sake of debate (so please correct me if you have better numbers), but lets say this 22 million is roughly 6 million more than a bare-bones bridge; isn't the vast majority of that difference going to be taken up by the more complicated construction and material costs, money that will go right back into the local economy? Is the steel going to be fabricated locally? Ditto the glass work? It's not like all of this extra spending is just going into Calatrava's pocket.

07-27-2009, 03:06 PM	#164
octothorp Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: not lurking Exp:	I'm just throwing numbers out here for the sake of debate (so please correct me if you have better numbers), but lets say this 22 million is roughly 6 million more than a bare-bones bridge; isn't the vast majority of that difference going to be taken up by the more complicated construction and material costs, money that will go right back into the local economy? Is the steel going to be fabricated locally? Ditto the glass work? It's not like all of this extra spending is just going into Calatrava's pocket.