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tjmme55 t1_jdop60p wrote

Reply to comment by Guygan in Has Portland cleaned enough money by notawight

There isn't any group that is better at carelessly over spending and stuffing contractor's pockets than the federal and state governments. Especially where this project was essentially mandated by the Feds, that just give the contractor's even more leverage to burn money.

I agree that the project has taken way too long for what it is. The area they are currently digging is all backfill from the fire in the 1860s, so it's not like they are having to blast bedrock.

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notawight OP t1_jdp39po wrote

Yep. Im not shocked a gov project is over schedule, just curious as to why and surprised at the lack of questions about why it's still a mud pit. Simply asking questions brings down votes. Weird.

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800grandave t1_jdp5yb6 wrote

There are downvotes because its a naive question. Just being honest. No government insider is gonna spill the beans

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notawight OP t1_jdp6m3z wrote

I don't think it naive to wonder why a public project is way over schedule and has apparently stalled - and I certainly don't think it's naive to expect an explanation.

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800grandave t1_jdpa0a4 wrote

Its not naive to wonder. To post the question on reddit expecting an answer is

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