NAFTA Superhighway traffic tied to bridge collapse

[superkia]

http://www.blacklistednews.com/view.asp?ID=3938

"Evidence of increasing international trade truck traffic on Interstate 35 through Minnesota raises concerns that NAFTA Superhighway traffic contributed to last week's collapse of the freeway bridge in Minneapolis."

"The study concluded that, "The I-35 Corridor's multimodal transportation hubs – where air, rail, river, and truck cargo converge – make I-35 ideally positioned to be a major route for what is expected to be increasing levels of international trade activity."
The study warned that, "Over the next few decades, about 65 percent of I-35 will require major upgrades, however the entire route will have a continued need for rehabilitating pavements, resurfacing sections of the highway, and providing replacements of some bridge decks. Bridge substructures and superstructures will also need to be maintained, requiring repairs to maintain the integrity of the bridges."

And they want to open our borders up even more, wonder if they will invest in our bridges and highways now or just keep the money and hope for the best. These are the articles the sheeple need to see, so they understand what the government has in store for us.

[Kingshakabobo]

1. So, it WAS the Clenis after all! n/t

[jobycom]

2. Build bridges that can handle the increased traffic.

Austin looks like one big construction zone these days, improving the road systems. Increased traffic is no excuse to ignore the clear warning sings. If anything, it makes the government look even worse for not dealing with that fact.

Like or hate NAFTA, it's no excuse for what happened.

[ProSense]

3. "Source: WorldNetDaily - Jerome R. Corsi"

Is there a disconnect with people and this asshole pushing this BS?

[XOKCowboy]

4. I-35 is no worse than any other interstate in America

In fact it's better than most along it's length. Granted it's proximity to Canada and the increased truck traffic from Canada might have helped exacerbate the Minneapolis bridge collapse but I-35 as a whole is in much better shape than say I-40, I70, I-75, I-10, I-5 and many others. We'll just never know how bad they are till the next tragedy.

[uncertainty1999]

5. Ed Schultz on AAR said...

...this offers a way for business to avoid the union-controlled ports in California. I thought the point was to create goods in Mexico instead of China... but this article suggests that Mexican ports could receive freight from China. Yowza!