If the tools in Lexington are floating a minimum then they had danged well better put a cap on it as well. No one in Frankfort complained when the taxes were high due to the high wholesale price of gas. Another example of the poor stewardship of our money by those elected to do the job.

I figure they are for the entire project.

 

Road construction is one of the biggest scams in government. It is needed but it is unrealistically expensive for what is provided.

 

I'm curious as to why you think it's a scam? Do you figure the bids come in and then are marked up? Something to do with "rigging" bids? Land acquisition?

How is it unrealistically expensive? Do you have facts or does it just boggle your mind that something could be that expensive? I'm not trying to provoke, just curious as to your reasoning.

I'm curious as to why you think it's a scam? Do you figure the bids come in and then are marked up? Something to do with "rigging" bids? Land acquisition?

How is it unrealistically expensive? Do you have facts or does it just boggle your mind that something could be that expensive? I'm not trying to provoke, just curious as to your reasoning.

I understand the enormity of a project like this, but compared to other projects it seems to be over priced.

 

I've been around heavy construction most of my life. I have also saw several times how the same people always seem to own the lions share off the land that needs to be acquired for large projects.

 

I do not think the bidding is always truely competitive either.

 

While I have no proof of any of that going on in this project if its not then I would be surprised.

I understand the enormity of a project like this, but compared to other projects it seems to be over priced.

 

I've been around heavy construction most of my life. I have also saw several times how the same people always seem to own the lions share off the land that needs to be acquired for large projects.

 

I do not think the bidding is always truely competitive either.

 

While I have no proof of any of that going on in this project if its not then I would be surprised.

 

I agree on how some always seem to somehow own land the state plans on taking. Amazing how that happens and how some seem to be so naive to it.

However, I think the days of fixed bidding are way over. Went on for years in this state but hard to do in the age of computers, social media, etc... At least I hope so.

I understand the enormity of a project like this, but compared to other projects it seems to be over priced.

 

I've been around heavy construction most of my life. I have also saw several times how the same people always seem to own the lions share off the land that needs to be acquired for large projects.

 

I do not think the bidding is always truely competitive either.

 

While I have no proof of any of that going on in this project if its not then I would be surprised.

 

I agree on how some always seem to somehow own land the state plans on taking. Amazing how that happens and how some seem to be so naive to it.

However, I think the days of fixed bidding are way over. Went on for years in this state but hard to do in the age of computers, social media, etc... At least I hope so.

 

Hmmm ... the N. Ky. business group that is anti tolling on the bridge is dominated by developers and construction industry people. And interestingly they keep proposing building the bridge somewhere other than next to the Brent Spence.

Hmmm ... the N. Ky. business group that is anti tolling on the bridge is dominated by developers and construction industry people. And interestingly they keep proposing building the bridge somewhere other than next to the Brent Spence.

 

I bet I know who owns the land in the purposed corridor...Developers own the land and the construction guys make more money if it is all new construction somewhere else instead of just reworking the current I-75 corridor.