voidx@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 2 months agoA Quarter of America's Bridges May Collapse Within 26 Years. We Saw the Whole Thing Coming.www.popularmechanics.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1154arrow-down18cross-posted to: usa@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1146arrow-down1external-linkA Quarter of America's Bridges May Collapse Within 26 Years. We Saw the Whole Thing Coming.www.popularmechanics.comvoidx@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square18fedilinkcross-posted to: usa@lemmy.ml
minus-squareTrack_Shovel@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoI also think it’s due in part to a backlog of bridges not being replaced or pushed past their life expectancy with minor upgrades. The climate side is terrifying
minus-squareSonori@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoI mean a lot of Amarican infrastructure was built by the new deal with a hundred year lifespan, so it’s not exactly a surprise that now a hundred years after the new deal there is a lot of Amarican infrastructure that needs to be replaced.
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoWho knew, infrastructure is costly long-term.
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoWho knew, infrastructure is costly long-term.
I also think it’s due in part to a backlog of bridges not being replaced or pushed past their life expectancy with minor upgrades.
The climate side is terrifying
I mean a lot of Amarican infrastructure was built by the new deal with a hundred year lifespan, so it’s not exactly a surprise that now a hundred years after the new deal there is a lot of Amarican infrastructure that needs to be replaced.
Who knew, infrastructure is costly long-term.
Who knew, infrastructure is costly long-term.