Comments on: OBMI Selected: Landscape Architect For Airport

By: Triangle Drifter

Triangle Drifter — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 14:14:39 +0000

The causeway will stay there until it gets washed into the sea. Bandaid after bandaid will be applied till a hurricane comes along & washes it away.

Year after year the PLP said that it would be replaced. They even spent millions that yielded a pretty artists impressions & some survey holes. nothing else.

Money that should have gone into a new causeway went somwhere else. $800M went to places unknown. A school went more than 100% over first budget. A court building went way over budget. A great empty ediface was built on the South Shore etc. etc.

Finance charges that we have to pay per day on debt would easily pay for a new bridge in less than a year.

We are broke therefore no new bridge.

By: awesome

awesome — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 16:47:18 +0000

the causeway is fine, only the temporary bridge is the issue. The PLP got money from the US government for the bridge, they spent is elsewhere.

By: jt

jt — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 15:07:11 +0000

The cost of brand spanking new causeway would not be financially prudent when contruction costs are balanced against costs associated with likely repair/hurricane repair/insurance etc.
The bridge is the only matter to consider.

By: PBanks

PBanks — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 12:36:28 +0000

I feel you, but the causeway’s not a money-maker, unlike the airport. They should have at least tried to tie the two together in the overall project, perhaps. Maybe that could have made it more palatable for those who are/were against the new airport project in the first place.

By: Double S

Double S — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 11:36:42 +0000

Government didn’t choose this company…the developer did.

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 04:35:31 +0000

I concur, the Causeway should be / maybe redesigned prior to or during the same period.
The new L.F. Wade International Airports design is quite impressive either way. I would imagine a certain “Political” group would love to have a pickings at that project.

By: whiskey tango foxtrot

whiskey tango foxtrot — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 00:54:15 +0000

have them look at our causeway bridge at the same time as …and this is only me saying it…but…an airport is not needed just yet…a causway is…after all…it bespeaks of third world cart before horse insolent effectual behavioural approach!

By: Mirror, mirror...

Mirror, mirror... — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 21:58:03 +0000

same company, two contracts, same project….I remember what this was called before December 2012. Funny how things change. They “do business”, we’re “corrupt”.

By: swing voter

swing voter — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 19:09:25 +0000

Im still concerned that the PPP is lop-sided and overly generous. I wish that uncle bob would tell us how projected revenue minus realized revenue = tax payer bail-out is in our favor. We will be the victims of fuzzy accounting for years to come

By: Onion Juice

Onion Juice — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 18:28:08 +0000

Airport being explored.
Mmmmmm

By: Jus' Wonderin'

Jus' Wonderin' — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 17:48:19 +0000

hows ya boy doin?

By: yes I

yes I — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 16:28:04 +0000

Sipping tea with Kermit.