Key Bridge (Round Who Knows But Probably Not Last)

[kphoger]

By "world" I'm assuming Beltway actually was referencing the general populace.

Correct.  Current population 8292114853.

What percentage of the population are we estimating is shaking their heads?

1 ÷ 8292114853 = 0.00000001206%

What percentage is shaking other body parts?

Approximately 75% of the world's population is estimated to engage in some form of recreational dancing.  If we assume that half of the remainder are male, then that means 12.5% of the world's population (1) don't know how to dance but (2) routinely shake a body part after urinating.  Add another 0.5% for weirdo females who just shake random body parts for no reason, and another 0.5% for females who only engage in some sort of tribal or religious dancing, and we're up to 88.5% of the world's population who shake body parts other than their head.

(Note:  I rounded to the nearest 0.5%, as I'm not sure if Scott engages in recreational dancing or not.)

[Plutonic Panda]

New contractors are being sought:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/real-estate/maryland-seeks-new-contractors-for-4-8b-key-bridge-construction/ar-AA23BbmE

[kphoger]

New contractors are being sought:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/real-estate/maryland-seeks-new-contractors-for-4-8b-key-bridge-construction/ar-AA23BbmE

And, I see that...

According to a Tuesday news release from the state, the four new contracts include:

— Demolition of the remaining structures over water and miscellaneous marine work, costing $50 million to $100 million

— Construction of the south land approach, costing $300 million to $400 million

— Construction of the north land approach, costing $200 million to $300 million

— Construction of the main span, pier protection and marine approaches, costing $3.5 billion to $4 billion.

[Beltway]

According to a Tuesday news release from the state, the four new contracts include:
— Demolition of the remaining structures over water and miscellaneous marine work, costing $50 million to $100 million
— Construction of the south land approach, costing $300 million to $400 million
— Construction of the north land approach, costing $200 million to $300 million
— Construction of the main span, pier protection and marine approaches, costing $3.5 billion to $4 billion.

That was detailed in the MDTA press release that I posted yesterday.

The main contact will run into the same problem that caused Kiewit to back out.

Maryland still lacks both a finalized federal funding package and an identified state funding plan. Without those two documents, no mega‑bridge contractor will sign a multi‑billion‑dollar GMP. That's the same unresolved condition that caused Kiewit to walk, and the four‑contract structure doesn't change it.

Then the issue of finding a contractor willing to bid on an elevated approach that while much less costly may well turn into an Evel Knievel ramp. That could make his company look bad.

[Rothman]

Copy and paste...copy and paste...rinse and repeat...

[ElishaGOtis]

Copy and paste...copy and paste...rinse and repeat...

MDTA is stuck doing the same thing tbf

And NYCDOT on the BQE. Or any other project that gets stuck in this loop lmao

[Max Rockatansky]

Copy and paste...copy and paste...rinse and repeat...

MDTA is stuck doing the same thing tbf

And NYCDOT on the BQE. Or any other project that gets stuck in this loop lmao

You do realize you're the only one coming to the defense a particular individual?  That's something you might want to consider before you end up in the middle of this troll war.

[ElishaGOtis]

Copy and paste...copy and paste...rinse and repeat...

MDTA is stuck doing the same thing tbf

And NYCDOT on the BQE. Or any other project that gets stuck in this loop lmao

You do realize you're the only one coming to the defense a particular individual?  That's something you might want to consider before you end up in the middle of this troll war.

Valid point 😳

[vdeane]

That's the same unresolved condition that caused Kiewit to walk

So first you said the government dropped the firm, now you're saying the firm quit.  Which is it?  Then again, why should I expect VDOT's retired IT guy to know?

[Beltway]

The sequence is documented in the MDTA releases: Kiewit declined to sign a GMP, and MDTA exercised the off‑ramp. That's the entire story. You could say both are true.

[Scott5114]

The sequence is documented in the MDTA releases: Kiewit declined to sign a GMP, and MDTA exercised the off‑ramp. That's the entire story. You could say both are true.

so -- RELAX!