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OT: I-35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis

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[quote user="Convicted One"] I don't think that by saying the new bridge will be designed to last 100 years, they are trying to say the original was designed to last only 40. They are just pointing out that it did last ONLY 40.Surely the catastrophic failure of the original was never planned as transpired[/quote]Convicted One,I understand and agree that that is what they were saying, but there are implications in the overtone.  The old bridge failed to meet its projected 50-year lifespan, which surely must have been proudly heralded when it was opened in 1967 just as the 100-year life is proclaimed about the new bridge today.  I would hate to think the citizens of Minnesota could be led to believe that the reason the bridge collapsed was that they bought a cheap, low quality bridge the last time.  You may be right about the public outreach.  Public outreach may be a bridge to the community.  The more I read about this project, the more apparent it becomes that this is about so much more than just building a bridge.  There are statements to be made about the tragedy and loss, and also about the fabric of the riverfront.  But as a taxpayer, it would be nice to know the workings of MNDOT's so-called technical score that justified their awarding the contract to the contractor that bid $57 million higher than the next highest bidder.
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