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Re: Bojo the bridge builder.

Postby Suff » 11 Feb 2020, 12:54

Just as an aside, when was the last time the UK did a really large infrastructure project and who was PM at the time?
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Re: Bojo the bridge builder.

Postby cromwell » 11 Feb 2020, 13:05

The M25 and Margaret Thatcher? Guessing here.
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Re: Bojo the bridge builder.

Postby Workingman » 11 Feb 2020, 14:16

He's not building a bridge between ENGLAND and NI, he's having a wet dream about building one between SCOTLAND (Stranraer) and NI, and £35bn is not peanuts in anyone's language. Even the Yanks are up in arms about Bojo's besty and his 'Wall' at an estimated cost of $15bn.

And according to the Edinburgh News Queensferry was closed due to the risk of falling ice and snow from the bridge cables - a weather event.

My Heathrow thing was TIC.... Even Bojo the Clown would not go for a hyperloop from nowhere to Heathrow - hopefully.
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Re: Bojo the bridge builder.

Postby Suff » 11 Feb 2020, 16:35

Well what I read was that they have opened consultation up for a bridge from one of 4 points.

Yep the falling ice was the thing. I only scanned, seems it caused an accident or two.

Then again, the old bridge had a similar problem but tended to be shut under conditions where the wind would cause it.

Borjo doesn't want to massively improve Heathrow,

He wants to build a whole new runway.
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Re: Bojo the bridge builder.

Postby Suff » 11 Feb 2020, 16:39

cromwell wrote:The M25 and Margaret Thatcher? Guessing here.


M25 and the channel tunnel under Thatcher.

Theoretically the Crossrail project is similar but it is nothing like the size in reality as it re-uses a lot.

HS2 would be one, but it still hasn't got off the ground.

We are moving to a new position. It is time we start spending our money to further the UK. We shall see how that goes.
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