Alaska officials have put the final kibosh on the infamous “bridge to nowhere” — a $400 million project tucked into the federal transportation plan 10 years ago that became the symbol of Washington pork, spawned massive voter outrage and forever changed the way the government does business. [Story at – Washington Times]
I seriously doubt the bright went to nowhere. I would bet the bridge route went somewhere near land owned by politicians and their friends. Think Harry Reid.
A the construction companies probably would have belonged to them as well.
I keep thinking my memory is failing…..which it is. But. I do remember the
Phrase ‘bridge to nowhere’.
Got compass?
Is the “CA Bullet train to nowhere” next?
But unfortunately, RINO Lisa Murkowski is still Senator. Too bad they can’t get rid of her too.
Only over the dead body of Jerry Brown and his entire crony cadre!
(I wish, I wish)
“Forever changed the way the government does business”. In what way. Was it changed for the better (if at all)?
How bout building it to replace the Behring Land Bridge so some of us that want to drive to a better place with more freedom and liberties can do so.
That’s governor Moonbeams bullet train to Utopia.
It clearly was a case of a congressman bringing home the bacon to his state. However there is one two lane highway to the Kenai peninsula and it is crowded and deadly. This bridge to ‘nowhere’ would have bypassed a large section of the worst most deadly part of the highway. It will someday be built