There are plenty of examples (35W bridge in MSP, 880 in Oakland) where properly incented contractors can get the job done fast. 24x7 schedules with time sucking regulations waived and early completion incentives... It can be done.
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I lived in Austin, Texas back in the late 90s when we voted not once but four times to NOT have toll roads in and around Austin but "they" were building them even as we voted and I have never seen a road system be built as fast as those toll road were built. There is no doubt in my mind we do have the capability to rebuild this bridge quickly but it will most likely be drawn out so that more money flows into the wrong hands.
Yup, said the same thing pretty much on another post this morning, only in Alabama and they haven't built it yet but governor memaw is still trying to get it done. We keep saying No and she keeps trying new ways to sneak it by us. And it's on a major highway that goes all the way along the south. She must still have backs she needs to scratch I guess.