Where are the public works employees who are paid to inspect these bridges and identify problems before they occur? Where is the state government that is paid to collect sufficient taxes to maintain bridges and roadways? How did the number of rotting bridges get so high before anyone took action? This is another classic example of incompetent, bloated bureaucracy that isn’t held accountable. I don’t want my tax dollars going to bailout any other state. Let them take care of themselves. Most of the country doesn’t even know (or care) where Oklahoma is. Since it’s land locked, how many damned bridges does it need?
Fixing and instituting a good preventative infrastructure maintenance program would put a lot of people to work.
PS. “You can’t fix something before you know it’s broken.”
The statement by Norman Hill, general counsel for Oklahoma Department of Transportation, shows why lawyers should never be allowed to make any policy decision.
Au contrare Mr. Fred. There are infra-red cameras that will detect flaws in concrete before they break away. In addition, tapping the concrete with a solid steel probe will detect loose pieces. It would be wise for city/state maintenance people to anticipate things before they happen. The age of a bridge is one indicator they should inspect it carefully. An inexpensive preventive measure is to install mesh nets to the underside of older bridges to catch chunks of concrete that fall off.
well, how can they say your state is not liable? you are correct, there are smaller safety inspections that can be done. but let’s say i have a tree on my property and it fall onto the neighbors yard nextdoor and hit the car. i could say, last i known the arborist said 1 yr ago, that tree was solid and the limbs were stable. but in reality, mother nature is mother nature. state should still be held liable. think about the tunnel where that lady died from the ceiling that collapsed, state was held liable. they inturn sued the company after they found failures.
my grandma, yvonna osborn was the one who was killed nearly 5 years ago from these dam bridges…it makes me sick that someone hasnt had a lawsuit up their ***.
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Where are the public works employees who are paid to inspect these bridges and identify problems before they occur? Where is the state government that is paid to collect sufficient taxes to maintain bridges and roadways? How did the number of rotting bridges get so high before anyone took action? This is another classic example of incompetent, bloated bureaucracy that isn’t held accountable. I don’t want my tax dollars going to bailout any other state. Let them take care of themselves. Most of the country doesn’t even know (or care) where Oklahoma is. Since it’s land locked, how many damned bridges does it need?
Fixing and instituting a good preventative infrastructure maintenance program would put a lot of people to work.
PS. “You can’t fix something before you know it’s broken.”
The statement by Norman Hill, general counsel for Oklahoma Department of Transportation, shows why lawyers should never be allowed to make any policy decision.
Au contrare Mr. Fred. There are infra-red cameras that will detect flaws in concrete before they break away. In addition, tapping the concrete with a solid steel probe will detect loose pieces. It would be wise for city/state maintenance people to anticipate things before they happen. The age of a bridge is one indicator they should inspect it carefully. An inexpensive preventive measure is to install mesh nets to the underside of older bridges to catch chunks of concrete that fall off.
well, how can they say your state is not liable? you are correct, there are smaller safety inspections that can be done. but let’s say i have a tree on my property and it fall onto the neighbors yard nextdoor and hit the car. i could say, last i known the arborist said 1 yr ago, that tree was solid and the limbs were stable. but in reality, mother nature is mother nature. state should still be held liable. think about the tunnel where that lady died from the ceiling that collapsed, state was held liable. they inturn sued the company after they found failures.
my grandma, yvonna osborn was the one who was killed nearly 5 years ago from these dam bridges…it makes me sick that someone hasnt had a lawsuit up their ***.