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wellst0nev0ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 04:11 AM Original message |
MnDOT feared cracking in bridge but opted against making the repairs |
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murielm99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 04:28 AM Response to Original message |
1. If they have any sense, they will close |
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IronLionZion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 09:22 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Do you know how many river bridges we have here in MN? |
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LTR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 10:46 AM Response to Reply #1 |
17. The Lexington Bridge is a new structure |
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eyepaddle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 10:48 AM Response to Reply #1 |
18. The 35 E bridge is not a steel deck truss bridge, plus |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 01:15 PM Response to Reply #18 |
31. The design of the i35w bridge IMHO is whats important |
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youngdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 03:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
36. Why? It's a COMPLETELY different type of bridge, and is much younger |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 05:49 AM Response to Original message |
2. Just wondering, did they use Chinese steel in those repairs? |
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TX-RAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 07:55 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. The Feds and states frown on using non-domestic products. |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 10:59 AM Response to Reply #2 |
19. who supplied it is not the issue. |
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jayctravis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 11:22 AM Response to Reply #19 |
25. I agree.... |
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bigworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 03:19 PM Response to Reply #2 |
40. Probably not in 1967. |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 06:23 AM Response to Original message |
3. "There were people over there that were deathly afraid ... |
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DeepModem Mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
5. Oh, boy -- that's bad. nt |
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Bitwit1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
6. Well Phew-lenty needed that stadium |
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efhmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
7. Why didn't they opt for public safety no matter how they did the work,how |
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FredStembottom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 09:19 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. ANd pay for it all by taxing the wealthy! |
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snappyturtle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
10. THANK YOU! I'm going to im my daughter after writing this. |
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Hong Kong Cavalier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
11. I think the article implies they have already repaired the 35E bridge. |
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northernsoul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 09:55 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. I recall a lot of work being done on the 35E bridge a few years ago |
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Hong Kong Cavalier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 10:24 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Me too. It's my path to work. |
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northernsoul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 11:09 AM Response to Reply #15 |
21. I know what you mean |
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Hong Kong Cavalier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 03:09 PM Response to Reply #21 |
37. I will. But, honestly, what can I do? |
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shain from kane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 11:06 AM Response to Reply #12 |
20. Then their crime is compounded. Correct me if I am wrong, but same age, same design. |
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Hong Kong Cavalier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 11:18 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. It's not the same as the 35W bridge. |
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MnFats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 03:11 PM Response to Reply #11 |
38. it's the cayuga bridge that worries me...35E near downtown st. paul |
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truth2power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
13. I heard on NPR this a.m.... |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 10:13 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Eleanor Clift is a..... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 01:00 PM Response to Reply #14 |
29. Eleanor Clift isn't what she used to be . . . a very long time ago -- neither is NPR --!!! |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 03:51 PM Response to Reply #13 |
44. Eleanor Clift is fine, but like all pundits, essentially useless |
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EnKrypt (4 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
16. Our Minn GOP Governor Had His Chance and He Blew It |
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PoconoPragmatist (449 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 11:17 AM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Yell Louder!! Give 'Em Hell, Erik!! n/t |
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ben_meyers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 12:26 PM Response to Reply #16 |
28. Minnesota has a 2 billion dollar budget surplus!! |
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mcg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 03:20 PM Response to Reply #16 |
41. Is Pawlenty now lying about the bridge? |
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mcg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 03:42 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Quotes of Pawlenty claiming "no structural defects or deficits identified" |
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mcg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 03:49 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. 2006 inspection report: 'Fracture Critical' configuration, problematic 'crossbeam', fatigue cracking |
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ben_meyers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
23. Mean while they spent billions |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 11:45 AM Response to Reply #23 |
27. We need more of those "choo choo" trains |
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Highway61 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
26. Our entire infrastructure is old and falling apart.....BUT |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
30. This is the very basis of why capitalism is suicidal -- |
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EVDebs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
32. We have a similar truss bridge in Monte Rio CA that our county knows is unsafe |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
33. Doesn't this sound a little like the New Orleans levees? |
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MnFats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 03:14 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. amen. Bush hates the people of the mississippi River...nt |
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bjb (97 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
34. stupid |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 02:08 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Then people could die of starvation instead of falling off bridges |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 03:57 PM Response to Reply #34 |
45. Was he talking about corporate welfare? |
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