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Originally Posted by octothorp
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.
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Yup, likely extra money going into various local contractors, providing jobs, etc. Even if the contractors are based out of town, they still would provide money into the local economy, by coming here to work, and spending money here.
A very good point to make. Fancy bridges are usually more money because they are more labour intensive then a standard bridge.
Fancy bridges don't use more raw materials then standard bridges, in fact, they often may use less. The extra cost of the bridge is almost all labour costs, costs that provide jobs for residents, and provide taxes to the government.