Re:Watch a highway bridge be replaced in under three days, live
by bombcar on Friday April 22, 2022 @01:32PM
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Look at the abutments on the west camera - the new bridge is obviously wider.
I suspect they're adding a lane in each direction.
Ah I was wrong (or not completely right, the new bridge is wider but adds shoulders):
> Problem: The Veranda Street Bridge carries Interstate 295 (I‑295) over Veranda Street (U.S. Route 1) in Portland, Maine. The existing bridge was built in 1961 and, after 60 years of heavy use, its condition has deteriorated. A 2017 inspection of the bridge determined it’s in satisfactory to poor condition and is structurally deficient.
I suspect they're adding a lane in each direction.
Ah I was wrong (or not completely right, the new bridge is wider but adds shoulders):
> Problem: The Veranda Street Bridge carries Interstate 295 (I‑295) over Veranda Street (U.S. Route 1) in Portland, Maine. The existing bridge was built in 1961 and, after 60 years of heavy use, its condition has deteriorated. A 2017 inspection of the bridge determined it’s in satisfactory to poor condition and is structurally deficient.
https://verandaplan.org/project