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just_an_ordinary_guy t1_j16tkr5 wrote

If the funding is there. This was emergency funding and they paid to make this bridge priority, which includes priority materials from the companies we source that stuff from.

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ididacannonball t1_j17q0jg wrote

They also waived virtually all the permitting and pre-clearance requirements. The project was not even put to competitive bidding, it was just given to whoever someone in PennDOT thought could get it done ASAP. This was not normal in anyway.

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just_an_ordinary_guy t1_j18tt32 wrote

Though I will say that the way they handled it is normal for an emergency. I work in the municipal world, and not doing a competitive bid process is normal for emergency work, in case anyone is wondering. However, it should go without saying, emergency work in and of itself is not normal.

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