WOW Norwegians do good rocks

[Skeeve]

There must be too much heavy traffic to make a ferry practical for that spot, so the investment in the bridge was worthwhile. Either that or traffic is so infrequent as to make a ferry non-self-supporting.

 

Be nice if one of the Norwegian brethren could chime in here but I don't really think economics could justify some of the massive infrastructure spending in the last 20 years. Some of the tunnels are astonishing.

 

Socialist govt, iirc, so they've got to show something for the high tax rate or get thrown out of office. I think it's spending the loot from the North Sea oil that the govt. is selling elsewhere instead of using it to keep gas prices low at home? Too bad the U.S. govt doesn't spend the fuel taxes on infrastructure THE WAY THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO...

[John in Leeds]

Think the above post needs a little bit of sorting out Skeeve mate.

 

Interestingly UK also had a large area of oil ownership in the North sea too. Strangely (to some) the long term benefit to the UK is somewhat less impressive.