Quote Originally Posted by Richard View Post
The way technology is going it is going to be obsolete as soon as it is built,retinal scan,self driving trucks going through image scan,drone service,a cargo drone can pick up parts and go rooftop to rooftop.

The U.K. Is working on phaseing out/banning diesel altogether,have this discussion 20 years from now and the bridge would probably be a footpath 50 years from now it probably will not even be needed.

It will be like the old covered bridges that technology made obsolete.

But it is free and we live in today and worry about tomorrow at that time.
Richard, a fine point to make. And one I hadn't given any thought to.

Certainly, as you note, this isn't quite today yet -- but when you're projecting a 50 year life for this beast, suddenly it almost is today.

No doubt we'll see some major changes in transport in the next decade or two -- but we may see a lot of the past for a long time too.

Thanks for the enlightenment.