South Dakota consistently ranks among states with the highest percentages of structurally deficient bridges, with approximately 16%–17% of its roughly 5,900 bridges in poor condition or nearly 1,000 bridges. A 1954 bridge on US 12 over Moccasin Creek in Brown County is rated among the most deficient as is the Grant Street bridge over Spearditch Creek.
And, the new John C. Waldron Memorial Bridge over the Missouri River between Fort Pierre and the cesspool on the east side, which was scheduled to open in 2023 but was completed significantly later than originally planned experienced over-budget issues for the Iowa-based contractor.
A collapse of the agriculture sector, $650 million plus cost overruns for a prison, $240 million plus cost overruns for the Platte-Winner Bridge rebuild, $150M plus cost overruns for a Capitol remodel, $70 million plus cost overruns for a computer update and at least $2 billion for a boondoggle West River water pipeline but just a $65 million surplus, the end of property taxes and TIFs galore?
Yes, socialized agriculture, socialized dairies, socialized cheese, socialized livestock production, a socialized timber industry, socialized air service, socialized freight rail, a socialized nursing home industry, socialized water systems, a socialized internet and socialized infrastructure are all fine with Republicans in South Dakota but then they insist single-payer medical insurance is socialized medicine.
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