^ I just heard that the bridge was recently inspected and passed it just fine. The restoration that was being done to it was just to the pavement, nothing structural.
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The study suggested that the design of bridge's main truss could cause a collapse if one of two support planes were to become cracked, although it allowed that a collapse might not occur in that event. But, the study concluded, "fatigue cracking of the deck truss is not likely" and "replacement of the bridge ... may be deferred."
Two years ago, the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Bridge Inventory database said the bridge was "structurally deficient."
The Minneapolis Star Tribune quoted Jeanne Aamodt, a spokeswoman for the Minnesota Department of Transportation, as saying the department was aware of the 2005 assessment of the bridge.
The bridge received a rating of 4 on a scale of 1 to 10. A bridge receives a rating of 4 when there is "advanced section loss, deterioration, spalling, or scour."
The study suggested that the design of bridge's main truss could cause a collapse if one of two support planes were to become cracked, although it allowed that a collapse might not occur in that event. But, the study concluded, "fatigue cracking of the deck truss is not likely" and "replacement of the bridge ... may be deferred."
Two years ago, the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Bridge Inventory database said the bridge was "structurally deficient."
The Minneapolis Star Tribune quoted Jeanne Aamodt, a spokeswoman for the Minnesota Department of Transportation, as saying the department was aware of the 2005 assessment of the bridge.
The bridge received a rating of 4 on a scale of 1 to 10. A bridge receives a rating of 4 when there is "advanced section loss, deterioration, spalling, or scour."
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^ I just heard that the bridge was recently inspected and passed it just fine. The restoration that was being done to it was just to the pavement, nothing structural.
The contractor was performing a low-slump overlay which is a non structural component of the bridge. However, they had all sorts of equipment, and people jackhammering, and skid-steers (Bobcats) with larger jackhammers working on the bridge throughout the weeks. A fellow engineer had mentioned to me that there may be several factors that could lead to the failure, including the extra construction loads and vibrations, high temperatures, and any possible existing weaknesses.
The bridge was open the entire time during construction, closing only half of the lanes to perform jackhammering and laying of the concrete overlay.
The study suggested that the design of bridge's main truss could cause a collapse if one of two support planes were to become cracked, although it allowed that a collapse might not occur in that event. But, the study concluded, "fatigue cracking of the deck truss is not likely" and "replacement of the bridge ... may be deferred."
Two years ago, the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Bridge Inventory database said the bridge was "structurally deficient."
The Minneapolis Star Tribune quoted Jeanne Aamodt, a spokeswoman for the Minnesota Department of Transportation, as saying the department was aware of the 2005 assessment of the bridge.
The bridge received a rating of 4 on a scale of 1 to 10. A bridge receives a rating of 4 when there is "advanced section loss, deterioration, spalling, or scour."
Unbelievable Should we play the "how high will the lawsuits go?" game? 100million perhaps? lol...
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Should we play the "how high will the lawsuits go?" game? 100million perhaps? lol...
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