AP: Alaska Outlines Bridges' Spending Plan

Eugene

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AP: Alaska Outlines Bridges' Spending Plan

Alaska Outlines Bridges' Spending Plan

Friday December 16, 2005 6:01 AM

By RACHEL D'ORO

Associated Press Writer

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Alaska's governor outlined a plan Thursday to spend almost $200 million
on two bridge projects, including one dubbed the "Bridge to Nowhere" that triggered sharp criticism
across the nation.

Congress recently dropped its funding provisos for the bridges in Ketchikan and Anchorage, but let
the state keep the money and left it up to state officials to figure out how to spend it.

Gov. Frank Murkowski in a budget proposal Thursday said he wants to use $91 million for the
Ketchikan project in the fiscal year beginning in July.

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Angry critics have said the $223 million earmarked for the project would be better spent on
hurricane rebuilding efforts. Total cost estimates for the project have ranged as high as
$315 million.

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Full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5483429,00.html

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aquart

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Fri Dec-16-05 04:55 AM
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1. Alaska never had a major disaster.

So they figure they'll never need to come hat in hand like Louisiana.

Well, darlings, the climate is changing.

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cleofus1

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Fri Dec-16-05 06:21 AM
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2. you are wrong grasshopper

the great alaskan earthquake?

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Swamp Rat

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Fri Dec-16-05 06:23 AM
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3. !

:mad:

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cleofus1

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Fri Dec-16-05 06:26 AM
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4. back in the 60's...the earth shook

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cleofus1

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Fri Dec-16-05 06:31 AM
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5. then of course there was that tsunami that hit seward

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Toots

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Fri Dec-16-05 08:54 AM
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6. It says 200 million being spent but Congress approved 450 million

for the two bridges. It sounds like both bridges will not be built or will be built half assed republican style..

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