[SteveM85]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

The issue with CT is that it’s not just locals who use the highways. It’s a regional gateway from NY to New England, as evidenced by about (at least) 1/3 of the plates being from out of state every time I drive it.

Darien is in gridlock right now.
If a burned out bridge and closed exit isn’t stopping anyone from coming through CT, not adding lanes sure won’t stop them either.

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by SteveM85

Darien is in gridlock right now.
If a burned out bridge and closed exit isn’t stopping anyone from coming through CT, not adding lanes sure won’t stop them either.

Never suggested not adding lanes would stop people from coming here. A significant percentage of the population want to utilize mass transit options if they were available - but they aren’t, except directly along the coast.

[AntonioR]

Originally Posted by SteveM85

Just add lanes to 95 and the Merritt and be done with it. Why reinvent the wheel.

Yep, just add the new lanes. Quite frankly sometimes you don’t sound very smart.

Nevermind the bridges, just add the lanes.


https://youtu.be/M_J8_CfHGPw?si=xfml_4tmJsp0A2aT


https://youtu.be/xgEaFYGYSMk?si=moadyEg_2ShONWAL

Originally Posted by SteveM85

Dubai transportation engineers would have had this done, buttoned up with a bow on top in 6 months.

Maybe you’re not aware that this is not Dubai? Do they even have NIMBY’s over there?

Originally Posted by SteveM85

How has super highly educated CT not figured this out yet already.

[BPt111]

Originally Posted by AntonioR

Yep, just add a new lanes. Quite frankly sometimes you don’t sound very smart.

Nevermind the bridges, just add the lanes.


https://youtu.be/M_J8_CfHGPw?si=xfml_4tmJsp0A2aT


https://youtu.be/xgEaFYGYSMk?si=moadyEg_2ShONWAL



Maybe you’re not aware that this is not Dubai? Do they even have NIMBY’s over there?

You would need 10,000 workers and engineers get the project done within 1 year CT doesn’t have kind of money.

[WestRiverTraveler]

Originally Posted by SteveM85

May I suggest Plan #3 - Stay home



Are they finally not going to finish in last place this year for once?

Honestly I haven’t followed them much for a few years. No idea where they are in the standings, but I still have a hat. Good call for getting on the train early because of the game. It was packed by Westport. No issue in West Haven.

[AntonioR]

The bridge is already gone. It appears the new bridge will be on the place of the current retention walls as oppose to creating new ones further setback to accommodate a future expansion of the highway. That will also make the new bridge longer, further increasing its costs.







https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/new...s-19439079.php

The entire work of replacing the damaged bridge is estimated to cost $20 million, according to one of the politicians cited in the article. If that’s how much it will cost, then so be it; but is that the true costs or in the end total costs will be higher?

[CTartist]

This is a live feed of the demolition.

https://share.earthcam.net/CTDOTNorw...ge/camera/live

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...dge-demolition (this is where I got it)

[Stylo]

Originally Posted by AntonioR

The bridge is already gone. It appears the new bridge will be on the place of the current retention walls as oppose to creating new ones further setback to accommodate a future expansion of the highway. That will also make the new bridge longer, further increasing its costs.







https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/new...s-19439079.php

The entire work of replacing the damaged bridge is estimated to cost $20 million, according to one of the politicians cited in the article. If that’s how much it will cost, then so be it; but is that the true costs or in the end total costs will be higher?

$20 million is probably the “rush fee”

[SteveM85]

Originally Posted by CTartist

This is a live feed of the demolition.

https://share.earthcam.net/CTDOTNorw...ge/camera/live

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...dge-demolition (this is where I got it)

Wow that was fast. I was there’ at 8am across the street at Lowes and it was still fully intact except the rails.
Looks like they can open up in a few hours.
Damn right rush fee.

Lamont- how long will this take?
Contractor- how much you got?

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by AntonioR

The bridge is already gone. It appears the new bridge will be on the place of the current retention walls as oppose to creating new ones further setback to accommodate a future expansion of the highway. That will also make the new bridge longer, further increasing its costs.







https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/new...s-19439079.php

The entire work of replacing the damaged bridge is estimated to cost $20 million, according to one of the politicians cited in the article. If that’s how much it will cost, then so be it; but is that the true costs or in the end total costs will be higher?

Originally Posted by Stylo

$20 million is probably the “rush fee”

Those “retention walls” are called abutments and I assume that they will be reused if they were not damaged by the fire. It’s hard to say. The same goes for the center pier.

That is likely “rush fee”. The state will hopefully be able to use Accelerated Bridge Construction on this. Thats where they build the bridge superstructure (deck, parapets, road, etc.) off line and then move it into place between the abutment and pier.

I talked to engineers at the firm that designed that bridge 10 years ago. Another thing to note is that this bridge had a utilities going under it. There was water, gas, cable, telephone and power lines under it. Those will have to be restored as well. It will likely be out of service for at least a year or two. Will see.