> Was this Bridge Assesment done by RR experienced > mechanical/structural Engineers? or just by Enviromental > contractor who just forcast the > need from seeing some cracks Visually? how much will it really need > before day 1 verses how much maintainance to upkeep it for > decades? I wont say it needs no work but I will say some people > are possibly trying to build it "Gold Plated" IE why buy > a Lincoln > when a Ford will do the job nicely........ The bridge assessments were done by P.E's (Professional Engineers), so their assessments are probably good. The problem is that today to protect themselves from lawsuits (and this seems to be universal these days), everything needs to be overbuilt to make sure nothing can go wrong - and limiting liability on the transportation entity. As I pointed out once before, the so-called "Light Rail" systems nowadays are built to standards that are more applicable to 100+ MPH mainline railroads. Overbuilt! - Paul The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org To Unsubscribe: http://lists.elhts.org/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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