Pedestrian Bridge Coming to Route 1.

[Patsgofor4]

Proposed pedestrian walkway over Route 1 to access Gillette Stadium approved by Foxboro board

FOXBORO — A long-sought pedestrian overpass spanning Route 1 at Gillette Stadium finally seems to be gaining traction with local and state policymakers.

www.thesunchronicle.com

It should come as no surprise that:

1. This is being done in anticipation of the World Cup, not because he cares about Pats or Revs fans.

2. The cheap midget wants/expects someone else to pay for it.

While not specifying a price tag for the proposed bridge, Krantz said the Kraft Group is exploring available grants linked to the World Cup tourney from both state and federal agencies.
“The desire is to tap into monies that are supposed to be freed up for World Cup,” he said.

The timing makes total sense now. Krafty Bob at it again!

 

[BTTA]

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2. The cheap midget

Triggered.

 

[signbabybrady]

They've been talking about this for a decade or more. Seems like a no brainer to me no idea why it's been hard or what the cost is.

 

[Jim Beankie]

RKK paying for pretty much everything without public assistance (relatively speaking) then closing the spigot reminds me of the time many decades ago I bought a house in Boston with a 2nd mortgage and had to live on cheap ramen for a while. Don't blame RKK for still having that house poor mindset. It's like those billionaires who still eat at McDonald's.

Edit: Funnily enough, due to laziness, I randomly had cheap (~30cent) ramen for dinner last night [to go with my glass of an $85 retail bottle of scotch], so I guess nothing's really changed for me either.

 

[denverpatsfan]

Completely ridiculous why they haven't built one of these yet. How many seasons on Rt 1?
We have several of these built over I25 in Denver. They build it off site. Then install it overnight. It's ****ing amazing how fast you can get stuff done construction wise without the political BS and corruption that exists in Mass. Also working outside the union hours and cigarette breaks helps.

 

[Vindicate]

Completely ridiculous why they haven't built one of these yet. How many seasons on Rt 1?
We have several of these built over I25 in Denver. They build it off site. Then install it overnight. It's ****ing amazing how fast you can get stuff done construction wise without the political BS and corruption that exists in Mass. Also working outside the union hours and cigarette breaks helps.

Eh. Take it from Cincinnati. Sometimes quick construction means more corruption. Our previous city council had like... 80% of them leave midterm because of federal indictments concerning bribes with contractors.

I have no idea what Mass./Boston politics is like, but just a reference from a dif. perspective.

 

[Brotherblues]

Read "pedestrian bridge" and the first thing that came to mind was our QB

 

[jmt57]

At least this bridge would be useful. Here in Pinellas County Florida there a few questionable (in my opinion) pedestrian bridges being built.

The first one took a year to complete, over six-lane US 19.
It connects a trailer park to a gas station/convenience store.
I'm guessing it will be used maybe ten times a week.

Another further north on 19 will connect a courthouse on one side to the DMV on the other.
It's still under construction; other than saving bicyclists a few minutes until the next red light/crosswalk, its usage will also be negligible.

A third bridge will go over another six-lane road, about 100 yards from a red light/crosswalk.
At least this one will be useful for kids coming home from a nearby elementary school to a residential neighborhood.
But is the cost of the bridge worth not having to pay for school crossing guards for a couple of hours?

Then there is some group that is puching for an underpass that nobody wants. An underpass in Florida? What a stupid idea. It would be completely washed out and unusable every time it rains.

None of them happened overnight; more like 12-15 months in each case.

 

[InRodWeRust]

Wow this is a great idea 40 years ago! I don't think it's going to happen though because of how helpful it would be and we can't have anything like that.

 

[XLIX]

Eh. Take it from Cincinnati. Sometimes quick construction means more corruption. Our previous city council had like... 80% of them leave midterm because of federal indictments concerning bribes with contractors.

I have no idea what Mass./Boston politics is like, but just a reference from a dif. perspective.

There is absolutely no corruption in Massachusetts/Boston politics. The Commonwealth is run only by men and women of the highest integrity, honor and decency.

 

[AQPE]

There is absolutely no corruption in Massachusetts/Boston politics. The Commonwealth is run only by men and women of the highest integrity, honor and decency.

 

[Brick27]

Asinine this didn’t happen over 20 years ago

 

[venecol]

From the OP, it sounds like Kraft will blow the bridge up right after the WC, or something.

 

[vicspats]

There is absolutely no corruption in Massachusetts/Boston politics. The Commonwealth is run only by men and women of the highest integrity, honor and decency.

Especially the ones who ask us to house illegals instead of war vets or the homeless.

 

[venecol]

Especially the ones who ask us to house illegals instead of war vets or the homeless.

Since when do people care about housing the homeless? Lol

 

[vicspats]

Since when do people care about housing the homeless? Lol

You dont have homeless shelters in your neighborhood? I never heard of “illegal border jumping” shelters…I could be wrong. Heck what do I know, I’m only on special teams.

 

[Triumph]

Build back better.

 

[FCB02062]

it didn't dawn on me that it took Krafty Bob getting the world cup to make this happen.

 

[PatsWSB47]

Especially the ones who ask us to house illegals instead of war vets or the homeless.

******** debunked talking point.

 

[BTTA]

******** debunked talking point.

Debunking requires some belief in a shared, verifiable reality. Alternative Facts were an official position of a US Presidential Administration.