$4,735 per foot. Thank you taxpayers!

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Originally posted by: JSt0rm01

Originally posted by: magomago
I've driven on the 710 a few times and it isn't built in nice flat open areas. Usually I hit the 405/55/57/60 etc more so I can't provide details on 710. 25 million is a LOT, but you have to see how difficult it is with everything packed very closely. Of course the question is how much is really attributed to cost (as Thump brought up) and how much is just padding contractors (which most likely always happens).

If its clearing open the 5 on portions where you have nothing built around it....I'm sure its cheap.
If its trying to expand the 405 at virtually any point...good luck with trying to control the cost on that (and good luck trying to divert traffic and not make rush hour worse than it already is!)

the 405 is fucked beyond belief. They need to double decker that mofo. I live on the west side and my gf lives in riverside 60 miles away,, on fridays if I leave at 2:30pm I would get to her place at 6:30pm :disgust: I would idle to the i-10 I would then idle down to the 60 and then idle on the 60 to riverside. It sucks!! Wilshire blvd coming out of Santa Monica 45 minutes to go 3 blocks because of the 405. olympic is muuuuuch better

edit: I guess my point is we need all the road work we can get

LOL @ LA Traffic. Parking lot.

 

[ohnoes]

LA traffic along with parking is just so ridiculous

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: rudder
Who said there would be no wasteful spending with all this stimulus money floating around. This is one of California's anticipated road projects to be completed with stimulus money.

$75 million to repave a 3-mile stretch of Interstate 710 in Los Angelese.

California road projects.

Does this seem excessive? I am not familiar with Interstate 710 so may be the DOT in California needs to build another road first to be able to pave this one. But $25 million per mile? I think Tennessee has some great interstates and they spend about $1 million per mile.

But I guess it is not as bad as Ohio wanting to spend $57 million to STUDY roads.

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So far it has not been approved at least.

I could hire a lot of people for $57 million. I thought the purpose of the stimulus money was to create jobs? To me this seems like a few consulting companies will make bank but won't help Ohio's unemployment rate much.

IIRC to make a section of 4 lane interstate highway it costs $100,000 per 1/4 mile.

Elevated highway is more expensive, and naturally wider roads multiply that figure.

 

[ohnoes]

If you want to criticize the project, there'll be plenty of time to do it once it gets let and you can actually see how the costs divvy up and the scope of the project.

 

[ericlp]

Why don't we get those dudes from hawaii ... They will do it for FREE!