• deegeese@sopuli.xyz
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    7 months ago

    Not sure what you’re trying to say. The new bridge will cost far more than the old one, and the insurance settlement for the loss of the bridge will far exceed the original construction cost.

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      7 months ago

      Wouldn’t they only have to pay the depreciated value? After all, a replacement bridge will be more valuable than the one that was destroyed.

      Legitimate question btw, I have no idea how… bridge finances work.

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          7 months ago

          Right, is this not the same thing as cost minus depreciation?

          Again, I don’t know the first thing about this subject, so I’m trying to relate it to, like, home insurance. If your roof starts leaking all over, they don’t give you the full amount required to replace it, since shingles need to be replaced every couple decades. They give you the amount minus a linear multiplier of how long it’s been since they were last replaced.

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            7 months ago

            Present value is more like replacement cost minus depreciation but ask an insurance adjuster.