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Project Insomnia

Project Insomnia is many things, but in this context it is simply a "braindump" of whatever I happen to be thinking/reading/watching/doing at the moment. Parental guidance suggested.

Friday, May 25, 2007

A-MAZE-ING

His reputation on the line, contractor finishes repair early, and I-580 opens:
For a man whose confidence in his construction company borders on braggadocio, C.C. Myers was noticeably nervous on the ninth night after he promised to rebuild the fire-damaged MacArthur Maze in just 25 days.

Moments earlier, he had brashly predicted that his company would reopen the Interstate 580 connector a week sooner than his original ambitious prognostication -- and in about one-third of the time forecast by Caltrans.
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Twenty-six days later, I-580 opened at 8:40 p.m. Thursday -- in time for this morning's commute and in line with Myers' prediction.

This is a fascinating read, about how government red tape and bureaucracy were simply eliminated, agencies cheerfully worked hand-in-hand with suppliers and contractors and the work got done early and under budget. Why aren't these people doing all our freeway and bridge construction? Should the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge really have taken 25 years (estimated to open in 2014, 25 years after the Loma Prieta quake) to plan and build?
|| Andrew, 11:39 AM || ||

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