Indianer gets slammed by Chicago Tribune, and rightly so

TheCainer · Aug 17, 2015

A recent (and unscheduled) bridge closure on I-65 near Lafayette has caused major traffic problems by way of a 60 mile detour, largely on a 2-lane highway. Lack of scheduled upkeep seems to be at the heart of the matter.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/subur...-ptb-rutter-roads-st-0816-20150815-story.html

Why hasn't Indianer raised the necessary funds to care for our roads? Well, does this sound familiar?

While you may think "special interests" is just a political jab, the Republican supermajorities are proving they care more about "special interests" outside of Indiana than they do Hoosiers.
Last week, GOP Rep. Bob Cherry was lamenting to a reporter that he had signed Grover Norquist's "No Tax Pledge" - thus putting him and many other elected officials – including Gov. Pence – in a bind when it comes to fixing our state's infrastructure problems.

Cherry, a vice-chairman of the House’s Ways and Means Committee, said he fears the no-tax pledge will keep the General Assembly from acting on a long-delayed but needed solution. “We made this pledge to people who are from outside our state, who know nothing about us now,” he said. “They don’t understand. Things change.”

http://www.tribstar.com/news/local_...cle_d4fb0267-a025-5f53-a2e4-f30ba35bd867.html

When will this madness end? Not for a while it would seem.

http://indot.carsprogram.org/#roadR...rts,winterDriving,weatherWarnings,trafficWise

tIUguy · Aug 17, 2015