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Re: Bridges (was Re: Lego Maniac's Webring and Yahoo)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 20 Sep 2000 03:46:51 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Frank Filz writes:
> > Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> > >
> > > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, James Brown writes:
> > >
> > > > A really cool bridge (in a number of ways) is the Confederation Bridge • that
> > > > links P.E.I. to the rest of Canada. I learned about it from a case study • of
> > > > good engineering, and it's also a strong case for good economics and
> > > > feasability of privatization.
> > >
> > > Ersatz privatization I would have to say... the government is giving an
> > > operating subsidy to the tune of 40M CDN a year it seemed like. That • doesn't
> > > count as true privatization. With Auto tolls at something like 25 CDN a
> > > crossing, this looks like a bridge that doesn't make economic sense, at • least
> > > not superficially.
> >
> > Of course one should compare the toll cost to the ferry fare. If the
> > toll cost is significantly below the ferry fare, then it probably does
> > make economic sense. Of course one has to factor in the subsidy also,
> > best way to do that of course is add the per trip subsidy of the bridge
> > to the toll, and the per trip subsidy to the ferry fare and then
> > compare.
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> c /ferry fare/true cost of the ferry/ and I agree. (the ferry was government
> subsidised as well.
That's what I was getting at by saying that adding the per trip subsidy of
each method is necessary for a complete comparison.
Frank
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