Shutdown means Hastings bridge will not be completed by May 2013 as planned
August 15, 2011 at 11:29 am in The Hastings Star-Gazette
The state government shutdown lasted just three weeks, but its impact will be far greater. On Monday, the bridge’s project manager, Steve Kordosky, said the shutdown will result in a delay of at least six months. Continue Reading
What BS.
This project should be complete by the end of this year.
It would be in any right to work state.
G/D Unions delay anything they are cancered on.
Which is why this project can not be run effectually.
There should be crews four time the size on this job working day and night shifts.
I can tell you counties who FIRED road contractors for is kind of non-performance.
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If you want cheap, unskilled labor and shoddy workmanship, go the cheap route by adopting a right-to-work (for less) law, as several low-wage Southern states have. People who live in RTW states have the lowest standards of living in the country.
There is strong evidence the RTW laws are actually associated with lower wages. With the economy the way it is, if RTW is adopted in Minnesota, our economy risks an incredible downturn. Open-shop laws, known as RTW laws, promote lower wages and benefits.
If you believe in quality craftsmanship, good solid work and decent wages, oppose right to work.
We cannot afford another bridge failure.
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Typical UNION dimwit propaganda.
Unions have DESTROYED EVERY INDUSTRY the US has ever had.
Now they are POISONING our government.
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The blame lands squarely on the dimwitted Gov who could have avoided the shutdown. More time and money wasted. Recall! Recall!
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The state was shut down by both sides. Not just the Gov. At least he offered a comprimise. I think ALL of them should be voted out next time. Remember that McNamare voted against the bridge, then tries to take credit for moving the timeline up. That is total BS !!!
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I don’t quite get it. This bridge was put on the fast track because it was deemed one of the most dangerous bridges in the state and was in danger of collapsing. The replacement time was moved up about ten years due to this fact. How do other bridges get moved ahead of it? So now I have to put up with bumper to bumper traffic at 5pm for another year? Is the bridge able to stand all that weight? I think I’ll reroute onto 55. It’s longer but with the backup delay it takes about the same time and I don’t have to worry about drowning.
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