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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 08:20 AM Original message |
Workers find Bay Bridge crack; Shutdown could last |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
1. Yikes! Good thing they found it! |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 06:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
28. Photo of crack |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
2. ... |
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eagertolearn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
3. I was in a high rise in SF when that earthquake happened. The collapse of |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 10:07 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. That's for sure. My brother had crossed that particular roadway not 10 minutes earlier. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 05:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
22. There is redundancy in these structures |
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Wounded Bear (665 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 07:30 PM Response to Reply #22 |
33. But one crack can cause overstress on other components... |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 11:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
39. I was also in a SF high rise that day... |
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tomm2thumbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
4. 2" thick crack -yowza n/t |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
6. I'm surprised Arnold hasn't already cut bridge maintenance from the budget. |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 10:37 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. It may be locally maintained vice state maintained |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 05:36 PM Response to Reply #10 |
23. Bay Bridge is not locally maintained --it's maintained by Caltrans |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
7. Meh, fill it with Mighty Putty and call it a day. |
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Downtown Hound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 10:23 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Don't give Ah-nuld any ideas |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 10:38 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Is it state or locally maintained? |
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Downtown Hound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 10:42 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. I'm pretty sure it's maintained by Caltrans |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 11:57 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. Yup. It's Interstate 80. |
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earcandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 12:47 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Come up 280 from San Jose, yea? |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 05:39 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Traffic on 280 and 101 today into/out of the city was a breeze today |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 06:21 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. I'm a transit rider |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 06:27 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Not unless the bridge doesn't open on Tuesday |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
8. The whole thing is just plain stupid. They were better off just retrofitting for siesmic. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 05:38 PM Response to Reply #8 |
24. I'm glad you know better than all those seismic engineers |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 07:18 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. I was quoting one of the seismic engineers. I can't dig the link back up. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 11:14 AM Response to Reply #24 |
45. Yep, the Bay Bridge sits on wooden pilings. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 03:33 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. You said the poster saying the current bridge could be retrofitted is correct IF |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 04:33 PM Response to Reply #46 |
51. I said nothing about retrofitting. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 05:45 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. The criticism was at the other poster not you |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 06:17 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. Ah, sorry, I misunderstood. n/t |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
13. OMG. I can't imagine the traffic nightmare. It's already a nightmare when the bridge is open |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 10:57 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. One of the reasons I live out in the twigs |
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scentopine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
14. J-B Weld ? |
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awnobles (132 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 11:46 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Super Glue |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
17. ACK, I thought they were talking about another kind of crack at first. |
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trusty elf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
20. Took off from Oakland and snapped this pic |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
21. Infrastructiure crumbling...check.... |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 08:39 PM Response to Reply #21 |
34. In related news, 64 inch water main break in Los Angeles. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 11:07 PM Response to Reply #21 |
36. Well maintained infrastructure is not immune from problems |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
29. A few days ago the History channel had a 2 hour special on America's crumbling infrastructure |
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rpannier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-06-09 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
30. The people of California will support fixing it |
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Endangered Specie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
32. Just have Arnold crawl up there and hold it together... |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
35. Am I going to get bad karma because I was relieved that it was not the Chesapeake Bay Bridge which |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 11:22 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Actually that would have been even worse |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 08:22 AM Response to Reply #37 |
44. There are two spans so they can route both directions over a single span. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 11:32 PM Response to Original message |
38. Update: Commuters are screwn *at least* through Tuesday |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 03:34 PM Response to Reply #38 |
47. Why not longer BART trains? Money. |
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wpelb (292 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 03:44 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. BART trains cannot be longer than 10 cars |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 03:45 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. I think Kama means why not more 10 car trains |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
40. I thought they were building a new bridge... |
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wpelb (292 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 03:46 PM Response to Reply #40 |
50. It's related to the new bridge |
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burrowowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 01:16 AM Response to Original message |
41. Nice crack! |
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this_side_up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 02:45 AM Response to Original message |
42. but no mention of the substandard, recycled concrete |
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this_side_up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 02:52 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. forgot to include pertinent |
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burrowowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
52. Bridge is now open |
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