Obama's 'Fix it First' Program Highlights Failing Bridges in U.S., Area
Find out which bridges in the Palatine area are labeled as "structurally deficient."
President Barack Obama proposed Tuesday night a "Fix It First" program to address the nation's crumbling infrastructure—like roads and bridges—in an effort to improve citizens' quality of life and bring jobs to the United States. There are nearly 70,000 "structurally deficient" bridges throughout the United States that require "significant maintenance, rehabilitation or replacement," according to the Transportation for America website. In Illinois, 8.5 percent of the state's bridges are "structurally deficient." The state is ranked 35th worst nationally for the overall quality of its bridges, according to the Transportation for America website. Locally, there are a handful of bridges that are highlighted as structurally deficient on the …
Bucephalus
11:52 am on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
That website is wrong. The Route 62 bridge over Salt Creek was just replaced last summer. The fact that it is still listed there is a bit of an oversight and clearly means that the information is at least a year old. How many bridges have become deficient and how many (though probably fewer) have been repaired/rebuilt in that time? more ›