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madokie

(51,076 posts)
9. Yes it does
Sun May 26, 2013, 10:17 AM
May 2013

problem is where do they start as many of our bridges fit that same criteria. Especially since the pukies in congress stopped the jobs bill that Obama put forth just for those kinds of things. No way this can be seen as a fault of the Obama administration, congress on the other hand, yes.
We had an old one lane bridge that carried a lot of traffic that was two maybe even three times past its due date before it was replaced. In fact it was only replaced years later after a section of it went down due to the same thing as this bridge, a too big load hitting it and causing it to fall. Luckily no one drove off it. It was a WPA project and it was finally replaced in the mid 80s. Traffic was rerouted for a good 8 or so years.

Is this the only route? liberal N proud May 2013 #1
There's the older road a bit to the east, Turbineguy May 2013 #2
DOT published detour maps dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #13
No easy detours. Eastward detours are through elevated areas and on smaller roads. nt bluestate10 May 2013 #25
The Republican "vision" Berlum May 2013 #3
This has nothing to do with not spending money on infastructure Travis_0004 May 2013 #5
Bridge was deemed obsolete and at least 10 years Lars39 May 2013 #6
But that doesn't mean it was structurally unsound madokie May 2013 #7
That means a safer design could have been in place Lars39 May 2013 #8
Yes it does madokie May 2013 #9
We've been behind on replacing infrastrucure Lars39 May 2013 #10
All the more reason what the pukes did to Obama's plan is all the more egregious madokie May 2013 #11
Republicans rather give tax breaks to 1% than take care of America Berlum May 2013 #14
It meant that if a new bridge was built, it would have been built differently Travis_0004 May 2013 #20
We had several incidences where too tall trucks brought down overhead pedestrian walkways. dkf May 2013 #16
It was lower than today's standard bridge height. SharonAnn May 2013 #21
A modern bridge doesn't get taken out by a fucking truck. The bridge was way out of date. nt bluestate10 May 2013 #26
Actually this should CREATE construction jobs Quantess May 2013 #4
I remember the nightmare for commuters when part of the Bay Bridge fell during the lunatica May 2013 #12
Well, there's an easy detour around the bridge. MineralMan May 2013 #15
nononono. This is a major pain in the ass Heddi May 2013 #17
In the first place, I've driven that route many times. MineralMan May 2013 #18
In a rural county, the traffic which normally zips thru here, unnoticed, is a concern... countryjake May 2013 #19
The fact that so many traumas go from Bellingham and Island Hospital Heddi May 2013 #22
My family is in Bellingham, & time would sure be of the essence to me freeplessinseattle May 2013 #28
Traffic levels will NOT decrease Heddi May 2013 #23
I'm afraid it is a very big deal for those of us who live here....... Capt.Rocky300 May 2013 #27
A 4-lane interstate is pretty much by definition rural. FarCenter May 2013 #29
I'm friends with many EMT's and Paramedics in Western Washington Heddi May 2013 #24
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