Just curious, why is the federal taxpayer going to give $8B to rebuild a bridge in Baltimore. A bridge that is apparently covered by insurance.

The way that works is locals and state are responsible for sections of interstates, but Federal roads are Federal roads.

State roads and County roads and city streets are a thing, too.
What does that mean "Federal road"? An Interstate highway is not a "Federal road"?

Why is a bridge on Interstate 695 a federal road, but a bridge on Interstate 5 is not a federal road?

State routes are State routes. I am not confusing State roads with Interstates.

The I-5 bridge is on an Interstate Highway and connects WA and OR, but the feds are not funding it's replacement, even though it's 100 years old and totally inadequate.

 
So what? we send 4 Billion a year in state welfare to the genocidal Sickraelis, what's the big deal?
Shove your stupid Jew hate up your ass sideways, brah. Now do how much goes to illegals in America every year, fucktard. It's well over $100 billion.
Whoah! Idk how accurate this is, $361 billion in Chicago? C'mon now, I think somebody tryin' to take some gravy off the top there! :aargh:
"
Critically, all of these numbers represent a net increase. The number of new arrivals is larger but
is always offset by outmigration (including deportations), natural mortality, and in the specific
case of illegal immigrants, legalizations (e.g., successful asylum applicants and marriage to an
American). It should also be noted that our January 2021 estimate of 10.2 million represented a
low point after Covid. In 2019, we estimate the illegal population was 11.5 million. So relative to
the number before Covid, the current total and growth is large but not dramatically so. Finally, it
must be emphasized that our new estimates are all still only preliminary.10
The Fiscal Impact of Illegal Immigration
Unfortunately, there has not been enough time to estimate all the fiscal effects of the recent
influx. But based on statements and publicly available information we know that many
jurisdictions in the U.S. are struggling with the cost of providing services to new illegal
immigrants.
Cost for New York City. At a town hall meeting in September last year, Mayor Eric Adams
stated that the huge influx of illegal immigrants “will destroy New York City” due to the costs
the city is incurring to provide for them.11 The city expects to spend $12 billion over the next
three years on housing, food, health care and other services for recently arrived illegal
immigrants.
12 In order to come up with the money to cover these new costs, the city plans to cut
the budget by 5 percent across a range of services, including sanitation, public education, and the
police department.13 Obviously, the fiscal drain from illegal immigration must ultimately result
in either fewer services or higher taxes for American citizens.
Cost Outside of New York. The estimated cost of accommodating recently arrived illegal
immigrants in Chicago in 2023 alone will be $361 million.
14 By the end of FY 2023, the District
of Columbia expected to have spent $36.4 million on various services for illegal immigrants.15
Denver mayor Mike Johnston recently told city councilmembers that the city will likely spend
$180 million on the illegal influx in the coming year – more than triple what it spends on the
homeless.
16 A report from the state of Massachusetts in December of last year shows that the
state expects to spend $2 billion in the next two years fundings its emergency shelter system,
with illegal immigrants accounting for half of those needing services.
"

What the Congress study says


Metinks Chicago be bullshittin'. Metinks they probably somewhere in between D.C. and NY in needed money fer illegals,
not more than every other state combined, the fuckers.
 
What does that mean "Federal road"? An Interstate highway is not a "Federal road"?

Why is a bridge on Interstate 695 a federal road, but a bridge on Interstate 5 is not a federal road?

State routes are State routes. I am not confusing State roads with Interstates.

The I-5 bridge is on an Interstate Highway and connects WA and OR, but the feds are not funding it's replacement, even though it's 100 years old and totally inadequate.

No, Interstates are not Federal roads. They are supposed to be maintained by the state and locals combined with possible assistance from Uncle Sugar, but usually not.

The introduction of Interstates killed a lot of businesses on Federal highways, many of which were small mom and pop
hotels and gas stations and restaurants.

Is this 695 in Tennessee?
If it has that black and white shield deal? That's a Federal Road. Interstates really are not.
And that's all I wanna say about that at tthis point in time.
 
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No, Interstates are not Federal roads. They are supposed to be maintained by the state and locals combined with possible assistance from Uncle Sugar, but usually not.

The introduction of Interstates killed a lot of businesses on Federal highways, many of which were small mom and pop
hotels and gas stations and restaurants.

Is this 695 in Tennessee?
US numbered highways are State routes. Route 66 is not a federal highway, it is an interconnected State highway- each section is maintained by the State it's in.

Interstates are the components of the Federal Interstate Highway system that was begun under Eisenhower. Those are the only "Federal Highways".

The FSK Bridge is on Interstate 695 in Baltimore. That bridge is being rebuilt 100% with Federal funding. $8 Bn in this CR.

The Interstate Bridge that connects WA and OR is on Interstate 5, but most of the cost for that bridge is being shouldered by the residents of WA and OR.

 
US numbered highways are State routes. Route 66 is not a federal highway, it is an interconnected State highway- each section is maintained by the State it's in.

Interstates are the components of the Federal Interstate Highway system that was begun under Eisenhower. Those are the only "Federal Highways".

The FSK Bridge is on Interstate 695 in Baltimore. That bridge is being rebuilt 100% with Federal funding. $8 Bn in this CR.

The Interstate Bridge that connects WA and OR is on Interstate 5, but most of the cost for that bridge is being shouldered by the residents of WA and OR.

Nawsuh. :nono:

It don't be workin' like that at all.

Federal Highways started I think in 1926?

You're not from America, are you.

I'd like to think maybe you're smarter and not from America, than an American and that ignorant of how our roads work.

Sometimes Uncle Sugar will step in for Interstate stuff in maybe a disaster, but by and large the maintenance of Interstates is on the states and locals.

Whereas Uncle Sugar wholly funds and maintains Federal Roads.

Do you understand the difference there?

States wholly fund and maintain their own proprietary roads, and counties and cities do too.

There's a big difference between I-95 and U.S. 95. I'm not trying to be a dick, I'm just telling you like it is.

They are not the same.



Who maintains I-95 is the states and municipalities it goes through in their sections.

Who maintains U.S. 95 is Uncle Sugar.
 
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If it has that black and white shield deal? That's a Federal Road. Interstates really are not.
And that's all I wanna say about that at tthis point in time.
Ok, so not all US designated highways have been changed to State Routes, but many of them have. US 30 in OR is referred to as SR 30, US 99 in WA is re-designated as SR 99. They are still maintained by the State DOT's as your link acknowledged.

United States Numbered Highways are the components of a national system of highways administered by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), a nonprofit, nonpartisan association,[3] and the various state departments of transportation. These were initially designated on November 11, 1926, and extend throughout the contiguous United States.

It don't be workin' like that at all.

Federal Highways started I think in 1926?

You're not from America, are you.

I'd like to think maybe you're smarter and not from America, than an American and that ignorant of how our roads work.
You still fail to answer the question you presumed to answer in your first reply.

That is, Interstate 695 is NOT (according to you) a "federal road", so why are the feds footing the bill for the FSK bridge, when a comparable bridge on the west coast does not get the same funding?
 
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Ok, so not all US designated highways have been changed to State Routes, but many of them have. US 30 in OR is referred to as SR 30, US 99 in WA is re-designated as SR 99. They are still maintained by the State DOT's as your link acknowledged.

United States Numbered Highways are the components of a national system of highways administered by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), a nonprofit, nonpartisan association,[3] and the various state departments of transportation. These were initially designated on November 11, 1926, and extend throughout the contiguous United States.


You still fail to answer the question you presumed to answer in your first reply.

That is, Interstate 695 is NOT (according to you) a "federal road", so why are the feds footing the bill for the FSK bridge, when a comparable bridge on the west coast does not get the same funding?
Because it is a Federal Interstate Highway system, and that bridge collision was a disaster. Uncle Sugar generally does not pay for things like that.
Seriously.
Rock hauler dumbass goin' 50 with bed up fucks up a bridge going over 4 lanes?
It's on the state and locals to get it done.
It's their roads it's going over.
 
Because it is a Federal Interstate Highway system, and that was a disaster. Uncle Sugar generally does not pay for things like that.
Seriously.
Rock hauler dumbass goin' 50 with bed up fucks up a bridge going over 4 lanes?
It's on the state and locals to get it done.
It's their roads it's going over.
I-5 and I-695 have the same status in the Federal Highway system. They are both Interstate Highways.

The bridge in WA is the main connection between WA and OR, crossing the Columbia River. It's over 100 years old, and they've been trying to build a new one for 2 decades.

What I said is that Maryland and Washington/Oregon should be treated equally. The I-5 bridge over the Columbia is just as important to the people who use it, as the I-695 bridge over Baltimore Harbor is to those people. And probably has a lot more traffic...
 
I-5 and I-695 have the same status in the Federal Highway system. They are both Interstate Highways.

The bridge in WA is the main connection between WA and OR, crossing the Columbia River. It's over 100 years old, and they've been trying to build a new one for 2 decades.

What I said is that Maryland and Washington/Oregon should be treated equally. The I-5 bridge over the Columbia is just as important to the people who use it, as the I-695 bridge over Baltimore Harbor is to those people. And probably has a lot more traffic...

Disasters like that are large. They can affect a large area.
 
Once you reach a certain age in life you just don't gaslight yourself anymore. I recall saying openly that if Biden won there would be wars, though I assume one of them would be in the Pacific. Regardless. Here we are.

I am telling you guys, if America defaults, it will result in millions of dead humans. This is how critical it is for America to remain a solvent Empire. I don't take this as hyperbole. This is the year 1984 of our time.
You need to lay off the dope.
 
You need to lay off the dope.
How I picture Mr. Admiral:
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Merry Christmas, Mr. Crotchety! :D
 
I-5 and I-695 have the same status in the Federal Highway system. They are both Interstate Highways.

The bridge in WA is the main connection between WA and OR, crossing the Columbia River. It's over 100 years old, and they've been trying to build a new one for 2 decades.

What I said is that Maryland and Washington/Oregon should be treated equally. The I-5 bridge over the Columbia is just as important to the people who use it, as the I-695 bridge over Baltimore Harbor is to those people. And probably has a lot more traffic...
Well, I do remember the feds helping out on the I-71/75 bridge between KY and OH when a truck caught fire and damaged the bridge. That really was Interstate, but ai also know KY and OH contributed to the cost.
 

Disasters like that are large. They can affect a large area.
That bridge was estimated to cost $230 Million. The Feds paid $105 Million, and the State paid the rest. It also carries an Interstate Highway.


Florida floated a bond to pay for the construction, which is what everyone else has to do...


Baltimore is getting special treatment that no one else gets...
 
Well, I do remember the feds helping out on the I-71/75 bridge between KY and OH when a truck caught fire and damaged the bridge. That really was Interstate, but ai also know KY and OH contributed to the cost.
Right. There is a formula for matching funds, the State picks up part and the Feds pick up part.

Usually the maximum Fed portion is like 50%. That's what we were told here wrt the Interstate Bridge replacement. 50%.
 
That bridge was estimated to cost $230 Million. The Feds paid $105 Million, and the State paid the rest. It also carries an Interstate Highway.


Florida floated a bond to pay for the construction, which is what everyone else has to do...


Baltimore is getting special treatment that no one else gets...
Well you seem to know about that.
That's why I posted about the Skyway, similar happening.
Kudos. Good posting.
 
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