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2021-05-13 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

I-40 bridge in Memphis could be closed for months, TDOT says

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Posted by Mullah Richard 2021-05-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

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Gee Wizz, Thank Biden and Congress for being so forward leaning and putting all that infrastructure money out there to fix this stuff, just in time !

Their share of the Infrastructure take should just about cover .... errrr, Lunch for the inspectors , 4 bags of cement and a TIG welder to mend the whole thing together... Go Joe, go...you are on a roll, but the gateway to the Mid-West isn't... \sarc off

Posted by Bigfoot Thusoting6688 2021-05-13 00:59|| 2021-05-13 00:59|| Front Page Top

#2 I welcome anything that might impede the flow of Biden illegal immigrants to Georgia.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-05-13 01:26|| 2021-05-13 01:26|| Front Page Top

#3 OK - now I get swksvolFF's joke yesterday.

Posted by Raj 2021-05-13 08:52|| 2021-05-13 08:52|| Front Page Top

#4 Early analysis should tell us if the crack is fresh (no rust) or been there a while.

Then - possibly - they might open it to (brave) automobiles and do daily inspections of the crack. Or close I-40 for two years.

Is the element "fracture critical" or are there redundant structures to carry the load? Given all the hubbub, I suppose it is fracture critical.

Posted by Bobby 2021-05-13 08:58|| 2021-05-13 08:58|| Front Page Top

#5 Almost 50 year old bridge. Inspection found a problem, which is the whole point of doing inspections. What does Frank G have to say?
This is a big deal bridge, will royally foul up traffic.

Posted by Glenmore 2021-05-13 09:36|| 2021-05-13 09:36|| Front Page Top

#6 Vehicle traffic will be routed over the I 55 bridge aka the “Old Bridge.” It’s already busy enough with both bridges open. I don’t even want to imagine it now. Shutting down the barge traffic is really bad. Suez canal bad locally

Posted by Lowspark 2021-05-13 13:05|| 2021-05-13 13:05|| Front Page Top

#7 Looks like a complete joint fracture that should've been caught much earlier. Caltrans does bi-annual inspections of CA local bridges with local agencies for this very reason. This is a critical fuck-up

Posted by Frank G 2021-05-13 14:03|| 2021-05-13 14:03|| Front Page Top

#8 River Traffic is currently stopped also.

If river stays closed for several months a lot of the freight will have to be loaded onto rail. Doable but adds cost.

Posted by Lord Garth 2021-05-13 15:02|| 2021-05-13 15:02|| Front Page Top

#9 Can anyone here play this game?

Posted by CaseyCivilEngineer 2021-05-13 15:12|| 2021-05-13 15:12|| Front Page Top

#10 That makes the 'folly' of the Tombigbee a viable alternative for barge traffic.

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-05-13 15:43|| 2021-05-13 15:43|| Front Page Top

#11 Did somebody say trains? I like trains. I even know people who own trains. Choo Choo MFrs!
/Big Guy

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-05-13 17:52|| 2021-05-13 17:52|| Front Page Top

#12 procopius,

this will make the second time the Ten-Tom has picked up traffic when the Mississippi was closed

the first was in 1988 when a drought closed much of the Mississippi to barge traffic

Posted by Lord Garth 2021-05-13 19:49|| 2021-05-13 19:49|| Front Page Top

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