Fern Hollow Bridge is OPEN!Submitted by MaynardWaltrip t3_zste2a in pittsburgh
dockellis24 t1_j19w8cl wrote
Reply to comment by babyyodaisamazing98 in Fern Hollow Bridge is OPEN! by MaynardWaltrip
It can go faster if you put all of the other projects on the back burner like they did for this one. Also, any of the steel bridges will take a lot longer due to the massive steel supply problems right now. That’s the whole reason they used the concrete beams rather than the steel ones that the local community wanted for some reason.
sopabe6197 t1_j1adl3g wrote
Being embarrassed in front of the world certainly helped.
Romanakis t1_j19zxbo wrote
I gotta say, compared to the old bridge, I prefer this bridge’s look. Neither are anything spectacular, but to me this one blends more into the scenery. I would welcome a little green paint on the top concrete beams though.
geoffh2016 t1_j1a1udp wrote
There will be some sort of public art installed over the next year, which should hide some of the concrete. Here's the latest version I could find.
Romanakis t1_j1a2sqa wrote
Nice.
CL-MotoTech t1_j1a6ef9 wrote
There is indeed a massive steel shortage. That applies to everything, but even rebar and stressing cables are insane. What is happening is that all the engineering specs are getting lowered to compensate. So instead of a #8 epoxy coated bar we will get you by with a #7 plain bar. It will be interesting to see where we are maintenance wise in like 20 years.
Ninja_69_420 t1_j1ajfkn wrote
Lol maintenance. Good one. That's rich.
We will be in the same place in 5 years, in 10 years, in 20, 50, 100, & beyond but they will have something new to blame it on so that's cool.
burritoace t1_j1cw5pq wrote
Seems like we'll always have conservatives who cannot bear to support public works to blame.
Ninja_69_420 t1_j1d5pyg wrote
Oh please. All politicians are the same. If they can't put their name on it or give their cousin the contracts, they have no interest in it. Maintenance doesn't win votes from the uneducated masses so it will never be a priority.
burritoace t1_j1d5yda wrote
Dumbass garbage
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tinacat933 t1_j1b2ft7 wrote
Well that’s comforting
lone_pinemall t1_j1cgbbm wrote
This is absolutely not how it works.
Bicycle-Seat t1_j1eem56 wrote
This is bull. They didn’t change design codes.
CL-MotoTech t1_j1efc6b wrote
That’s not how that works. But okay.
BurghPuppies t1_j1d14qg wrote
IDK, it sure seemed like there were a LOT of other projects going on
ParappaGotBars t1_j1bl2mp wrote
Well they subbed it out. That’s how they had so many hands on deck.
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