Calatrava Bridge Project May Be Phony

A Dallas columnist argues, in an open letter to Congress, that supporters of a surface transportation bill are potential victims of fraud. He claims that part of the bill includes "$90 million to subsidize the replacement of three federal highway bridges over the Trinity" – bridges that are not, in fact, in need of repair. Instead, he argues that "some of the city's oldest and most entrenched land-holding interests and families" are behind the generally pointless project, which is supposed to "make a statement" with a series of "so-called signature bridges...designed by the acclaimed Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava."

Thanks to David Gest