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This morning a bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh. Multiple cars and a bus fell about 100ft down a hillside. There was also a large gas leak.
First responders arrived quickly. Luckily there were no fatalities so far—they are still searching for possible victims under the collapse. pic.twitter.com/8UxFGGsob8
— Governor Tom Wolf (@GovernorTomWolf) January 28, 2022
Bad bridge collapse. 10 people injured, 4 in the hospital. The governor turns it into a Democrats versus Republicans issue re: the infrastructure bill.
Then that narrative began to fall apart. First there was this: a report from three years ago that the supports were rusting.
I saw this post in the comments of a post about the collapse. They should've called PennDOT not post to Twitter! pic.twitter.com/ks8bSr8w6G
— Tina Young Is Fully Vaccinated (@YoungKtinay105) January 28, 2022
Then it came out that for all the money that went into the infrastructure bill, none of it was meant for maintenance on the bridge.
The Pittsburgh bridge that collapsed early Friday, injuring 10 people, was in poor condition and not targeted for improvements under the federal infrastructure bill, state records show. https://t.co/uQApefwkxE
— NBC4 Washington (@nbcwashington) January 29, 2022
There was that trend last year that “____ is infrastructure.” In Pittsburgh, at least one guy took issue with that, as demonstrated by the following Twitter thread. As this Twitter account is overtly partisan, take it with a grain of salt, but the bottom line is, they’ve known about this problem since at least 2016, and all the money isn’t going to infrastructure.
The bridge that just collapsed in the city of Pittsburgh was set to be restored in 2016. Instead of replacing the completely rusted out supports, they diverted the money to bike lanes, green energy programs and lanes for self driving cars.
— 🅱️LACK (@libertyismetal) January 29, 2022
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This Governor is a sorry cunt. So typical of demtard politicians, quick to point at Republicans to distract from their incompetence
“I remember that one fateful day when Coach took me aside. I knew what was coming. "You don't have to tell me," I said. "I'm off the team, aren't I?" "Well," said Coach, "you never were really ON the team. You made that uniform you're wearing out of rags and towels, and your helmet is a toy space helmet. You show up at practice and then either steal the ball and make us chase you to get it back, or you try to tackle people at inappropriate times." It was all true what he was saying. And yet, I
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Unfortunately I have a hard time seeing this sort of embarrassment as partisan. The parties both run governments that are failing in this category and have been for years.
The politicians just don’t garner a lot of votes for directing cash to rusted girders under bridges that still “work” when they can direct that cash to teachers or police unions. Sad fact.
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The highway administration’s recently released 2020 report on bridge conditions shows California with 12,898 bridges in good condition, 11,329 in fair condition and 1,536 in poor condition. But we’re actually doing better than we did a few years ago:
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