Francis Scott Key Bridge (I-695) complete collapse after large ship hits it

[Beltway]

When a post is framed as "angry" or "repetitive," ...
labeling my post as emotional or repetitive ...

Don't complain about our calling your posts repetitive, when you freely admit to being intentionally repetitive.

Your state of denial and continuing to argue is intentionally repetitive.

It takes two.

[NE2]

...to take a poo.

[Max Rockatansky]

Pooing is cool...

Except when it isn't, none is this poo is cool.

[kphoger]

It takes two.

...to take a poo.

[vdeane]

I've restated key metrics because they remain unaddressed.

People aren't obligated to respond to points you want them to respond to.  Often people won't when there's nothing to discuss, or if they don't seem to be relevant.  You keep saying "traffic has rerouted" as a point to why this isn't an emergency.  Well, what did you expect it to do?  Drive on the closed route and then end up in the bottom of the channel?  Continuing to restate the same point again and again isn't productive.

As for the AADT, that's not the only factor.  The Key Bridge served a different area, including a lot of industrial areas.  I'm guessing most of the traffic was local, including freight.  Comparing the number of lanes and AADT between the two tunnels to a bridge in the DC area and acting like that's the end-all be-all is disingenuous.

And we're suffering in Virginia because of it.

Also, we don't care about your grievance.  News flash: states tend to prioritize the needs of people in their own state over those of other states.  Look at North Carolina not widening I-95, or VDOT not planning its portion of I-87.

[kphoger]

People aren't obligated to respond to points you want them to respond to.

Golly, it sure seems like I've heard that somewhere before.  Oh yeah, that's right...

By posting in our forum, you automatically agree to the following:

What's not allowed:

Demanding that someone reply to your topic or post. Sorry, but you can't force people to be interested in commenting on what you said.

[algorerhythms]

Is there Maryland-Virginia beef I'm not familiar with?

There used to be, but a certain Mr. Lee didn't get his way (and lost his farm in Arlington along the way).

[sprjus4]

And we're suffering in Virginia because of it.

Also, we don't care about your grievance.  News flash: states tend to prioritize the needs of people in their own state over those of other states.  Look at North Carolina not widening I-95, or VDOT not planning its portion of I-87.

To be fair, the Maryland side has terrible traffic. It's only bad on the Virginia side approaching the state line because it reduces lanes.

Maryland is suffering more.

Both states refuse to construct a bypass for the area for long distance traffic, but that is for another discussion.

[PColumbus73]

And we're suffering in Virginia because of it.

Also, we don't care about your grievance.  News flash: states tend to prioritize the needs of people in their own state over those of other states.  Look at North Carolina not widening I-95, or VDOT not planning its portion of I-87.

To be fair, the Maryland side has terrible traffic. It's only bad on the Virginia side approaching the state line because it reduces lanes.

Maryland is suffering more.

Both states refuse to construct a bypass for the area for long distance traffic, but that is for another discussion.

...the siren song of I-366 beckons