John and Violet Irias got stuck in bridge-closure traffic last week in a West Memphis, Ark., neighborhood while driving from Houston to Memphis for vacation.The Arkansas DOT, which is responsible for inspecting the bridge, said inspections in 2019 and 2020 missed the crack, and it since has fired the statewide bridge inspector.
“This has completely crippled our city in so many different ways, from just the quality of life to the economic impact,” said West Memphis Mayor Marco McClendon. In Memphis, the Majestic Grille’s regulars from Arkansas aren’t driving over for dinner. “They’re calling and saying, ‘We’re sorry, we’re just not going to do it,’ ” said Patrick Reilly, who co-owns the 250-seat downtown restaurant.
Before the crack’s discovery, the I-40 bridge was last fully inspected in September 2020 and received an overall rating of 6 on a scale of 0 to 9, Arkansas officials say. That would be considered satisfactory condition on theSince the shutdown, average weekday speeds heading east on the I-55 bridge have hovered around 20 miles per hour between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., compared with close to 50 mph before, according to transportation analytics firm Inrix.
Well it seem like GOP government & governors strike again. Instead of investing in needed infrastructure they spend on useless efforts to support failed companies & groups that don't contribute but only take needed funds.
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And the Republicult thinks the infrastructure plan is too expensive 😂
Maybe the US can put all the failed billions of dollars worth of failed bomber and fighter planes across rivers around this country?
This is why houses are selling for $40,000 in Memphis?
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Maybe infrastructure is worth it...
So are they willing to pay a little more in taxes or do they want to keep it all as profits for the shareholder class?
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It's the GOP fault for kicking major infrastructure spending down the road.
Can’t the red states afford to fix it? Cutting your own throats by voting against infrastructure bill. Just trying to deny any democratic bills for country repairs. Republican Party cares only for millionaires. GOP USCongress
BishopDavidT I remember a similar problem with bridges in TN back in the 70s.
Someone tell Joe Manchin, please.
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Thank Republicans for their long war against adequate funding for highway maintenance.
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If the GOP stopped calling California's $70B budget surplus 'failed socialism', maybe they could pass Biden's infra-structure bill.