RE: (erielack) More Cutoff info

["Tupaczewski, Paul R \(Paul\)" <paultup_@_alcatel-lucent.com>]

> 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

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