Hundreds of bridges still need quake fix

Posted on March 6, 2006
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Normally I would be surprised to learn that 17 years after Loma Prieta we are still talking about retrofitting bridges in California, but then the Bay Bridge pretty much removed any doubt that CA is by far the worst managed state in the country.

SACRAMENTO / Hundreds of bridges still need quake fix / State says it doesn’t have money, despite hefty federal match

More than 1,200 bridges around the state were targeted by Caltrans for strengthening after the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989, but state budget woes have prevented nearly half from being fixed.

Caltrans quit investing in the program in 2002 even though for every $11.50 the state contributes, it receives $88.50 in federal matching funds.

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