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Travel
Catégorie:
États-Unis
Divers
Thread ID:
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Message ID:
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>>>>>So you too get the pre-election roadworks? And they actually improve things? Now that's different.
>>>>
>>>>This project has been underway for the past 5 years.
>>>>That section of highway is among the most frequently travelled in the US.
>>>>At one point, 6 lanes converged into 3 and under heavy traffic conditions long backups formed.
>>>>Its $2.5 billion cost was financed by toll increases begun about 5 years ago.
>>>>It was a massive undertaking. All the interchanges were re-engineered.
>>>>Hotels and restaurants are already sprouting up at the new interchanges.
>>>>Several new warehouses have been built along the highway to take advantage of the improved access and more are being built.
>>>>It was done on schedule and under budget and there never a traffic tie up because of the construction.
>>>>You won't hear much about government projects like this on Fox News.
>>>
>>>Which news channel (other than local) WOULD report about this project ?
>>
>>Have you ever heard of The Big Dig?
>>If you haven't, you're lucky.
>>That was a federally financed highway project in Boston that was years behind schedule and way over budget.
>>The national news coverage was non-stop for several years.
>>If this project had gone in that direction, you might have heard about it.
>>When the government does things well, as you point out, we usually don't hear about it.
>
>Exactly. So why did you go out of your way to single out FOX NEWS ?

Sorry. It's a reflex.
The others are really no better or worse.
Anyone who does not go overboard- deserves to.
Malcolm Forbes, Sr.
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