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re: 18 months of lane closures on the BR Mississippi River Bridge
Posted on 9/8/14 at 3:44 pm to Boudreaux35
Posted on 9/8/14 at 3:44 pm to Boudreaux35
We were told in our structures course that the bridge is structurally out of code/not safe.
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Posted on 9/8/14 at 3:45 pm to Boudreaux35
Someone help me here if you know the answer, but oh why isn't this type of work done at night??
Posted on 9/8/14 at 3:46 pm to TypoKnig
Beautiful
Posted on 9/8/14 at 3:47 pm to jdd48
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Someone help me here if you know the answer, but oh why isn't this type of work done at night??
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will be closed between 8:30 p.m. and 5:30 a.m
Posted on 9/8/14 at 3:47 pm to jdd48
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but oh why isn't this type of work done at night??
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will be closed between 8:30 p.m. and 5:30 a.m
wat
This post was edited on 9/8/14 at 3:48 pm
Posted on 9/8/14 at 3:47 pm to jdd48
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but oh why isn't this type of work done at night??
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that means there will be lane closures pretty much every night for the next year and a half, according to DOTD.
Is taking 2 minutes to read a link really that hard?
Posted on 9/8/14 at 3:49 pm to OldManRiver
It's more fun to piss and moan about DOTD being supposedly completely inept.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 3:50 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
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We were told in our structures course that the bridge is structurally out of code/not safe.
That's half right. It's not unsafe, unless you'd like to label 95% of the bridges in the country as unsafe.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 3:51 pm to CarRamrod
quote:These schmucks can't read.
did yall not read that this was only at night?
Posted on 9/8/14 at 3:52 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
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We were told in our structures course that the bridge is structurally out of code/not safe.
"Not safe" is very far from true. Out of code could be argued because the specifications now days would require a wider structure even with the same lanes. Loading criteria has significantly changed also, but that bridge is no where near "not safe".
Posted on 9/8/14 at 3:53 pm to TypoKnig
Posted on 9/8/14 at 3:54 pm to Grit-Eating Shin
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The capacity of the bridge far exceeds the daily demand.
Same could be said for every highway in the country. Daily demand =/= peak demand.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 3:56 pm to TypoKnig
The bridge traffic index is now volatile, as the NYSE. News of the future construction has caused motorists to rush out in anticipation so they can get to work on time next week. This has caused massive pile-ups already, 2 days before the closure begins.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 3:56 pm to CarRamrod
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did yall not read that this was only at night?
I cross that bridge 2 times a week. One time around 8:30pm on thursday night and once on Sunday afternoon. Hopefully my drive into BR on Thursday nights won't be too messed up.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 3:57 pm to MountainTiger
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Daily demand =/= peak demand.
Was it really not evident that it was a joke?
Posted on 9/8/14 at 3:57 pm to Grit-Eating Shin
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Was it really not evident that it was a joke?
Thought so but wasn't sure.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 3:58 pm to TypoKnig
Solid. I suggested this to them
Posted on 9/8/14 at 3:58 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
quote:They recently completed a structural inspection of the bridge and concluded that it is safe.
We were told in our structures course that the bridge is structurally out of code/not safe.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 3:58 pm to MountainTiger
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Daily congestion demand =/= peak demand
in BR on that bridge it does
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