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OT - Way off topic. Atlanta interstate fire.

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  • danv23
    danv23 Posts: 964
    edited April 2017
    This is why man created the death penalty.  SO sick of compete worthless POS people breathing our air.

    http://www.11alive.com/traffic/i-85-collapse/3-arrested-in-connection-to-i-85-fire-collapse/427369010


    The Dude: This is a very complicated case, Maude. You know, a lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what-have-you's. And, uh, lotta strands to keep in my head, man. Lotta strands in old Duder's head. Luckily I'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug regimen to keep my mind, you know, limber.

    Walter Sobchak: Nihilists! *uck me. I mean, say what you want about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos. 

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  • Hntnhrd
    Hntnhrd Posts: 713

    If you can't fix it with Duct Tape then it can't be fixed.
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,174
    danv23 said:
    This is why man created the death penalty.  SO sick of compete worthless POS people breathing our air.

    http://www.11alive.com/traffic/i-85-collapse/3-arrested-in-connection-to-i-85-fire-collapse/427369010

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LpJeIpcre7A
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  • Gulfcoastguy
    Gulfcoastguy Posts: 7,335
    Okay my cousin, an Atlanta engineer, looked at it. There is damage to the columns so we can double my original estimate on time. Also they used steel girders but his company is already manufacturing all of the fasteners, that will still increase the time a bit. The good news is that GDOT is taking it seriously. They have already hired the original contractor and are purchasing materials.
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    Now we have railroad bridges burning!!!  WTF.



    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
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  • Gulfcoastguy
    Gulfcoastguy Posts: 7,335
    Is Sherman's ghost haunting Hotlanta?
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  • PirateBill
    PirateBill Posts: 259
    bgebrent said:
    I could make this, just ask @DoubleEgger ;)
    This is amazing, you would have to up the speed limit though to say like 120mph?

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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    pgprescott said:
    GATraveller said:
    3 sections north and 3 sections south will have to be replaced - "several months".  And all this on a section of interstate that is used by 225,000 vehicles per day.   :|
    I will bet that covers the planning and engineering phase. My guess is open by Thanksgiving and quadruple the normal cost.
    Well......they just announced that the bridge will be open for traffic Monday morning.  The contractor (CW Matthews) will get over 3 million in bonuses for completing the project so early.  This means I get to go back to leaving the house at 7:15 again instead of 5:50.  Oh happy days!!   


    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
                                                                                  -Umberto Eco

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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
    @GATraveller I agree that is pretty impressive they were able to get it done. I was driving home from Atlanta last night at about 11:30 PM. North of Atlanta where 75 and 85 spit 85 N was a parking lot. Luckily for me I was taking 75. As I passed under 85 I couldn't believe how bad it was at that time. I'm thinking there must have been an accident that caused it to back up more than usual. 

    Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    @SmokeyPitt there's ALWAYS an accident somewhere around here.  We definitely have more than our share of inept drivers.

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,174
    I've sat in traffic for two hours after midnight before. There's a lot of road construction at night around here. 
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,589
    monday would be a good day to stage a protest on that bridge =)
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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    GATraveller said:
    pgprescott said:
    GATraveller said:
    3 sections north and 3 sections south will have to be replaced - "several months".  And all this on a section of interstate that is used by 225,000 vehicles per day.   :|
    I will bet that covers the planning and engineering phase. My guess is open by Thanksgiving and quadruple the normal cost.
    Well......they just announced that the bridge will be open for traffic Monday morning.  The contractor (CW Matthews) will get over 3 million in bonuses for completing the project so early.  This means I get to go back to leaving the house at 7:15 again instead of 5:50.  Oh happy days!!   

    That's good news for everyone impacted by that event!

    Didn't someone say earlier in this thread that the bridge wouldn't be re-opened until about Thanksgiving? :)
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    HeavyG said:
    GATraveller said:
    pgprescott said:
    GATraveller said:
    3 sections north and 3 sections south will have to be replaced - "several months".  And all this on a section of interstate that is used by 225,000 vehicles per day.   :|
    I will bet that covers the planning and engineering phase. My guess is open by Thanksgiving and quadruple the normal cost.
    Well......they just announced that the bridge will be open for traffic Monday morning.  The contractor (CW Matthews) will get over 3 million in bonuses for completing the project so early.  This means I get to go back to leaving the house at 7:15 again instead of 5:50.  Oh happy days!!   

    That's good news for everyone impacted by that event!

    Didn't someone say earlier in this thread that the bridge wouldn't be re-opened until about Thanksgiving? :)
    Hey, hats off. I also said it would cost a load. 50% is good in baseball. 
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  • DaveRichardson
    DaveRichardson Posts: 2,324
    SmokeyPitt said:
    @GATraveller I agree that is pretty impressive they were able to get it done. I was driving home from Atlanta last night at about 11:30 PM. North of Atlanta where 75 and 85 spit 85 N was a parking lot. Luckily for me I was taking 75. As I passed under 85 I couldn't believe how bad it was at that time. I'm thinking there must have been an accident that caused it to back up more than usual. 

    I think that was more due to them starting the re-restriping of the exit onto the Buford-Spring Connector back to a single exit lane.

    LBGE since 2014

    Griffin, GA 

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  • Gulfcoastguy
    Gulfcoastguy Posts: 7,335
    DoubleEgger said:
    I've sat in traffic for two hours after midnight before. There's a lot of road construction at night around here. 
    That is probably because they work at night to avoid the traffic rush. In Miss. work on I 10 that requires a lane closure is only done at night Sunday through Thursday. We can't do anything about idiots who have wrecks at other times. 
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  • epcotisbest
    epcotisbest Posts: 2,176
    Local news just reported this thing is completed except for some final punch list items and could be reopened this weekend. Amazing. 
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,675
    epcotisbest said:
    Local news just reported this thing is completed except for some final punch list items and could be reopened this weekend. Amazing. 
    It takes longer for Illinois contractors to chip seal a mile of road than these Atlanta contractors to build an entire bridge!

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,459
    Sooooo, who wants to be the first to drive across it?
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  • epcotisbest
    epcotisbest Posts: 2,176
    theyolksonyou said:
    Sooooo, who wants to be the first to drive across it?
    Lots of folks. They are lined up right now, fixing to go.
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  • Eggdicted_Dawgfan
    Eggdicted_Dawgfan Posts: 1,912
    It's open
    Snellville, GA


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  • BrewerAdam
    BrewerAdam Posts: 30
    I cant believe they got it done so quickly. This is such good news. 
    L, S
    Atlanta, GA
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    Huge $$ incentives to finish early.  
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    theyolksonyou said:
    Sooooo, who wants to be the first to drive across it?
    You'll be fine...


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