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Cross at your own risk: I-80 bridge through Joliet - Illinois bridges in state of despair
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[quote:BleachedPink1111:MV8zOTg3NDU5X0NCNDBGQzUy] If anyone is driving across country on I-80, be careful going through Joliet area of Illinois. The large steel bridge going over the Des Plaines River is rated a 6 on a scale of 1-100. ""The discovery of cracks in steel beams along stalkerive this week raised alarms about other problem bridges. Two of the worst bridges in the state are along Interstate 80, crossing the Des Plaines River in Joliet, a rapidly developing area in Will County with heavy interstate truck traffic and distribution centers for companies like Amazon and Dollar Tree."" https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-biz-will-county-bridge-problems-20190214-story.html You know what their answer is to this guys? MORE TAXES!! BWAHAHAHA! And how much you wanna bet those two companies listed above (Amazon & Dollar Tree) didn't pay TAX!?!?! ""Mary Craighead, transportation policy analyst at the Illinois Economic Policy Institute, says the answer is “the motor fuel tax and vehicle registration fees.”" https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/02/27/cross-bridge-at-your-own-risk-local-engineers-warn-drivers-of-joliet-bridge-condition/ Hey, hey, HEY! I KNOW! How about STOP mismanaging current taxes and stop selling off streams of income! (Did you know Chicago parking meters are owned by a group of bankers in Abu Dhabi?) Where the hell does all the BILLIONS go that the Illinois Tolls rake in everyday??! I'm sure it's not just Illinois, but the entire country's infrastructure probably needs some updating STAT! [/quote]
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If anyone is driving across country on I-80, be careful going through Joliet area of Illinois. The large steel bridge going over the Des Plaines River is rated a 6 on a scale of 1-100.
""The discovery of cracks in steel beams along stalkerive this week raised alarms about other problem bridges.
Two of the worst bridges in the state are along Interstate 80, crossing the Des Plaines River in Joliet, a rapidly developing area in Will County with heavy interstate truck traffic and distribution centers for companies like Amazon and Dollar Tree.""
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You know what their answer is to this guys?
MORE TAXES!! BWAHAHAHA!
And how much you wanna bet those two companies listed above (Amazon & Dollar Tree) didn't pay TAX!?!?!
""Mary Craighead, transportation policy analyst at the Illinois Economic Policy Institute, says the answer is “the motor fuel tax and vehicle registration fees.”"
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link to chicago.cbslocal.com (secure)
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Hey, hey, HEY! I KNOW! How about STOP mismanaging current taxes and stop selling off streams of income! (Did you know Chicago parking meters are owned by a group of bankers in Abu Dhabi?)
Where the hell does all the BILLIONS go that the Illinois Tolls rake in everyday??!
I'm sure it's not just Illinois, but the entire country's infrastructure probably needs some updating STAT!
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