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Re:Road resurfacing during the daytime without stopping traf... by ssl232 on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @05:09PM (#40291516)
Presumably the road has to be closed for the bridge to travel? I assume this takes place at night.
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Re:Road resurfacing during the daytime without stopping traf... by shikon7 on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @07:30PM (#40292711)
During the night, there will be 1 lane open in each direction (one on the side of the bridge, and one on the opposite carriageway), so the bridge can be moved.
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Re:Road resurfacing during the daytime without stopping traf... by giantg2 on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @05:19PM (#40291629)
If it's moved slowly enough, I don't see why traffic couldn't drive on it.
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Re:Road resurfacing during the daytime without stopping traf... by phire on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @05:52PM (#40291953)
I guess it's theoretically possible to engineer a bridge that can move with traffic on it.

But this bridge is engineered with solid feet for taking traffic loads. The wheels are only extended for movement and wouldn't be able to take the load of traffic.

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Re:Road resurfacing during the daytime without stopping traf... by tantalor on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @05:18PM (#40291618)
That probably just takes a few hours, easy to do. And you can start/stop a few times to let cars go over.
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