That bridge is awesome, and is going to be famous. Future generations will marvel at how we used to drive over the dam.
— Catherine Hovell
Why are we building a bridge again? I sort of liked driving over the dam.
— John Hovell
First: to keep Catherine and all civil engineers happy (and employed).
Second: to supposedly reduce chance of terrorist attack on dam. But since you'll get to drive over twice in the new scheme, I'm not sure what it accomplished.
— Margaret Hovell
Exactly! On the first point, you're probably in favor of off shore drilling in the Gulf to keep workers off the streets and out of trouble, too, right? Seems so Machiavellian. Why does job creation get used as a license to do whatever you want, however pointless, wasteful or damaging the consequences may be?
— John Hovell
I just think it's a pretty pretty bridge. My job doesn't involve deciding that a bridge is necessary, just ensuring that the bridge I build will stay up.
— Catherine Hovell
It's fun coming back on these pictures years later, with new information. The bridge was built because after 9/11, big trucks were not allowed on the dam for fear they carried explosives. This resulted in a huge bypass route that increased time, cost, etc for the trucking routes. Thus, the bridge was built to keep the trucks off the dam, but restore the direct route.
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That bridge is awesome, and is going to be famous. Future generations will marvel at how we used to drive over the dam.
— Catherine Hovell
Why are we building a bridge again? I sort of liked driving over the dam.
— John Hovell
First: to keep Catherine and all civil engineers happy (and employed). Second: to supposedly reduce chance of terrorist attack on dam. But since you'll get to drive over twice in the new scheme, I'm not sure what it accomplished.
— Margaret Hovell
Exactly! On the first point, you're probably in favor of off shore drilling in the Gulf to keep workers off the streets and out of trouble, too, right? Seems so Machiavellian. Why does job creation get used as a license to do whatever you want, however pointless, wasteful or damaging the consequences may be?
— John Hovell
I just think it's a pretty pretty bridge. My job doesn't involve deciding that a bridge is necessary, just ensuring that the bridge I build will stay up.
— Catherine Hovell
It's fun coming back on these pictures years later, with new information. The bridge was built because after 9/11, big trucks were not allowed on the dam for fear they carried explosives. This resulted in a huge bypass route that increased time, cost, etc for the trucking routes. Thus, the bridge was built to keep the trucks off the dam, but restore the direct route.
— Catherine Hovell