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Old 03-17-2013, 12:21 PM   #2545
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Still to me it's funny. Calgary tax payers are angry that this bridge cost too much and was a waste of money....the General Contractor lost several million dollars because they could not complete the project for anywhere near that price tag. Just imagine if tax payers had to pay what it actually cost to build that bridge.
I imagine the outrage would be about the same. The price doesn't matter, as the bridge is actually dirt cheap compared to the money that gets squandered on sprawl. But you can't drive over it, so therefore it's wasteful spending.
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