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Cinnamon_Flavored t1_jacnh6o wrote

This project is going to be a mess.

Source: Guy who was pricing up major portions of this project.

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pasnow t1_jacpgqj wrote

In terms of road closure, wasn't 676 not shut down for too long? Mostly overnights, or am I wrong on that.

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avo_cado t1_jacosbl wrote

Why?

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danmyoo t1_jacp0zr wrote

If I had to guess, bad budget, bad design, lot of unforeseen issues to arise during the process.

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all4whatnot t1_jacpsvg wrote

Graft. Lots of it.

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avo_cado t1_jacynwm wrote

By graft do you mean the profit margins of private contractors?

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mister_pringle t1_jada1gi wrote

Probably means the kickbacks the contractors give so they can get favorable contracts covering cost overruns.
Philly isn't really known for running a tight ship fiscally.

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squidsquad t1_jadbk28 wrote

So true. We should just never build any new infrastructure again

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