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Bourbon Street Construction Months Behind Schedule
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:16 am
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:16 am
https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_4127e4b8-7712-11e7-9a0f-9bdb8208b620.html
I know this isn't all on Mitch, in fact most of it is the result of decades of no maintenance and blatant pay-offs to City inspectors for illegal lines and taps. This is a great example of why building and construction codes matter. I know a lot of people here are small government, but this is one task the government should put resources into to make sure its done correctly.
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But the weather and the arcane system of pipes under the street have proved to be major challenges, Jernigan said.
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The underground pipes often left little room to install the newer, larger lines that were set to be installed, meaning the plan to use relatively straight pipes had to be scrapped in favor of convoluted lines that snake around obstructions. And the lines that were there were often problematic.
“We discovered sewer service connections from businesses connected to drain lines and grease globs in the drain lines. This is a violation of the sanitary code,” Jernigan said.
In other cases, drain lines from roofs were connected into electrical conduits, another violation, he said.
I know this isn't all on Mitch, in fact most of it is the result of decades of no maintenance and blatant pay-offs to City inspectors for illegal lines and taps. This is a great example of why building and construction codes matter. I know a lot of people here are small government, but this is one task the government should put resources into to make sure its done correctly.
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:18 am to NOLALGD
quote:in the french quarter?i don't believe it!
This is a violation of the sanitary code
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:19 am to NOLALGD
Not surprised at all. When you start digging underground in an area that old and congested you had to know there would be lots of bullshite. It's not like they would have a pretty little set of accurate engineering drawings to go off of.
And of course the code violations would be a given
And of course the code violations would be a given
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:21 am to NOLALGD
Everything I've heard about this company is they're pretty damn solid.
Yes it's sketchy how they were picked, but their reputation is good.
And this had to be expected. No one had any fricking clue what they'd find under those roads. Its like an archaeological dig
Yes it's sketchy how they were picked, but their reputation is good.
And this had to be expected. No one had any fricking clue what they'd find under those roads. Its like an archaeological dig
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:22 am to NOLALGD
Good, maybe they'll realize how stupid this is and spend that money on roads that actually need fixing
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:22 am to notiger1997
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And of course the code violations would be a given
I agree, but its important to recognize while some of these just slipped under the table, many of the illegal taps and lines could not have happened without someone from the City and SWB noticing. Which means incompetence and pay-offs, probably both.
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:23 am to NOLALGD
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But the weather
Yeah, who the frick could have guessed it would rain a lot in the spring and summer in New Orleans?
This post was edited on 8/2/17 at 9:24 am
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:24 am to NOLALGD
Probably going to end up costing 4x as much as originally budgeted too
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:28 am to NOLALGD
5 workers on the project were killed in BR a couple of days ago.
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:32 am to Lakeboy7
From code inspections? Random factoid you threw out here so how about some more info.
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:39 am to NOLALGD
Gubment funded project behind. Well this is very shocking and unexpected....
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:39 am to TheCaterpillar
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And this had to be expected
Apparently not by the administration...
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Construction Months Behind Schedule
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:47 am to NOLALGD
I'm sure they are only getting about 4 productive hours a day due to the hands constantly having to look over their shoulders for pick pockets, rapists, and murderers!!
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:50 am to bj0969
Costs for additional armed guards to protect the workers and supplies from being stolen in the French Quarter by criminals has driven up the price.
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:55 am to NOLALGD
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Bourbon Street Construction Months Behind Schedule
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