Saturday, August 30, 2008

KC Star

I looked closely at today's print version of the Star, didn't see anything on yesterday's press conference, however there is an online article if you want to check.
http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/773011.html

"That re-design process usually takes three to five years to complete,” he said. “We were able to complete it in two years. When re-designing, you are dealing with a number of factors, including land acquisition, utility relocation and soil quality. It is more than just saying, ‘the road needs to go from here to there, let’s bid it’.” Sean DeMory, Capital Improvements Management Office (CIMO). Where does Funkhouser need to turn up the heat? Seems like his flamethrower can be aimed in a number of directions.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Where did the money from the state go? If Funkhouser was paying attention, he would start asking questions about the money.

He should also ask there still are a bunch of bureacrats left at KCMO City Hall and do we really need them if they can't finish something as simple as a bridge in less than 3 years. How come Platte County started their project on Barry years later after KCMO did and may get their's done sooner.

dan soule said...

3 years to redesign a bridge? I find that pretty hard to believe. The excuses about utility changes etc. is all BS. The design change was from 4 lanes to 3, how does that affect the utilities, soil, etc.
Clearly, the City office responsible is looking for reasons to cover their ineptitude.

Anonymous said...

The article is in the Local section of today's KC Star. Tuesday Sept 2nd

Anonymous said...

http://www.modot.org/northcentral/glasgowbridgeproject.htm