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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think people are suggesting they raise or rebuild the bay bridge.
But it's reasonable to think long-term with the bridge and perhaps build the key bridge taller.  Then, at some point in the future when the bay bridge does need to be replaced, the new key bridge will already be higher.
If you keep building to the lowest height, it will just be a vicious circle that will never increase.[/quote]

The bay bridge does need to be replaced because it is even older than the Key bridge and it is way over capacity (esp eastbound which is only 2 lanes). And as a poster mentioned above the state looked into it, did exhaustive studies and had two sites they thought about adding even ANOTHER bridge (one north and one south of the current one) but ultimately decided to keep what they have now and perhaps widen it. If there were projections to increase height, they’d be doing it with these studies. They didn’t. So I know in your mind it seems reasonable and you’re holding onto that with an iron fist but I’m telling you it’s not in the cards for the people who make these decisions.

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