From the Richmond Palladium-Item (with props to Thomas): Daniels: Cost of I-69 extension can be cut
Governor Daniels, do you remember this? Is this what you want? Well, it you're going to ignore safety standards, then it is what you want, regardless of how much you might spin it.
It's time to ditch Mitch.
A new $3.1 billion price tag for the extension of Interstate 69 between Indianapolis and Evansville can be reduced by ignoring some federal rules, Gov. Mitch Daniels said.Wait... what now? Could you run that last one by me again?
Speaking Monday to a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of Southwest Indiana in Evansville, Daniels said the Indiana Department of Transportation estimate released last week could be trimmed by bypassing some federal highway construction standards.
"Throw away the rule book to the extent the feds will let you do it," Daniels said he told INDOT officials.
"Throw away the rule book to the extent the feds will let you do it,"So let me see if I understand this correctly. Daniels figures that cutting costs and not getting alternative funding if the costs can't be cut is more important than safety.
Governor Daniels, do you remember this? Is this what you want? Well, it you're going to ignore safety standards, then it is what you want, regardless of how much you might spin it.
It's time to ditch Mitch.
