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Taxpayers save $78 million as FHA expedites bridge project reviews

GasBuddy Blog -- You don't hear this very often -- the Federal Highway Administration has come up with a way to save taxpayers money and speed the time it takes to repair old bridges, by doing away with individual historic preservation reviews for common bridge types built after 1945.

Eliminating the red tape is easier said than done, but for the FHWA it's working. Before older bridges can be repaired or replaced, they must undergo an individual historic preservation review. FHWA has identified approximately 196,000 bridges that are old but not historic and could be exempt from individual review by substituting a programmatic review, streamlining a process that would save taxpayers roughly $78 million in project funds over the next 10 years that would...

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Submitted Sep 25, 2012 By: PD

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GasHunter0007 Veteran Author California Posts:289 Points:167,625 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Nov 6, 2012 7:14:36 PM Ignore GasHunter0007 Report Abuse This is what happens when things run on schedule.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,609 Points:1,608,545 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Sep 30, 2012 5:42:01 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse nice to see the taxpayer not paying as much. Doesn't happen too often...
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geezrtek Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,902 Points:430,760 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Sep 26, 2012 8:36:02 AM Ignore geezrtek Report Abuse Yesterdays news
tomok Champion Author Portland Posts:32,980 Points:2,344,535 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Sep 26, 2012 8:30:00 AM Ignore tomok Report Abuse Taxpayers save $78 million as FHA expedites bridge project reviews, saving taxpayer money is a good thing! FHA? FHWA! The government is good at creating Red Tape, eliminating it is better. Necessary checks and balances for projects should already be in place. Fix the most needed bridge or road repair or replacements first, then move on to other necessary but less demanding projects. Save $78 million here but blow it on some solar panel business that will declare bankruptcy. A very small savings in a huge sea of government debt! Government thinking gone wild! The federal and state fuel tax is for the repair and replacement of roads and bridges, just make sure it is used for that and nothing else. Do Not place the state fuel tax money in the state's general fund to be used elsewhere at the whim of some state official! Whatever the size or shape of the vehicle, Produce and ‘Drive’ vehicles with high MPG, are very safe, reliable, has a ‘reasonable’ cost and a good ‘value’ for the money. The price of fuel at the pump is too high! 12/22/2012!
mikesr100 Champion Author Sacramento Posts:3,888 Points:1,079,760 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Sep 26, 2012 8:26:19 AM Ignore mikesr100 Report Abuse Federal Government under Obummer savings us money! Yea The One is going to Lower sea Levels, the Lame are going to walk and our National Debt is going Down! Oh Yea! There really is a tooth fairy!????
treehood Champion Author San Diego Posts:2,039 Points:395,035 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Sep 26, 2012 8:23:04 AM Ignore treehood Report Abuse At least it is in the right direction and not the wrong direction. But it is more of a look than a step.
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waynemustang Champion Author Indiana Posts:6,372 Points:1,664,810 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: Sep 26, 2012 7:57:55 AM Ignore waynemustang Report Abuse Good, that will slow the debt a tiny speck.
NorthglennBill Champion Author Denver Posts:7,417 Points:1,471,620 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Sep 26, 2012 7:50:48 AM Ignore NorthglennBill Report Abuse It will save us nothing. They will take that $78 million and spend it somewhere else.
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