Tuesday, November 27, 2012

"Main Street bridge to close for four months"

Main Street Bridge at Dusk, originally uploaded by Dennis Jenders

From The Journal Times.com:

"RACINE — If you thought detours were behind you, think again.

"Starting Friday at 9 a.m., the Main Street bridge in Downtown Racine will be closed for four months for painting and repairs, public works officials at City Hall said Tuesday."

Read more: http://www.journaltimes.com/news/local/main-street-bridge-to-close-for-four-months/article_6deaca46-38d4-11e2-a311-001a4bcf887a.html


This is absurd.  Racine has year round road construction projects and detours, some lasting for years. 
at

9 comments:

  1. SERNovember 27, 2012 at 8:56 PM

    you have to do it in the winter, can't be messing up the boat traffic......

    They must have special paint they can use when it's below 60. Oh they'll just come the bridge and heat it........

    ReplyDelete
  2. SERNovember 27, 2012 at 8:57 PM

    come the bridge......gezzz

    Cover......

    ReplyDelete
  3. drewzepmeisterNovember 27, 2012 at 10:02 PM

    *Sigh* Just when I thought the only detour was on 4 Mile Rd.... Now this. When will the orange barrels ever end?

    ReplyDelete
  4. legal strangerNovember 27, 2012 at 10:31 PM

    Ser
    With all the political jag-offs in Racine, they will come the bridge.
    gezzz!!! :>

    ReplyDelete
  5. ToadNovember 28, 2012 at 12:42 AM

    I just saw this on the JT. I can't read about It, because I'm not dumb enough to pay for It. I thought I was, but I guess I was kidding. Speaking of kidding. FOUR MONTHS. The City must be NUTS. They just built the son of a bitch. Did they ever hear of REGULAR MAINTENANCE? They don't close the SanFransisco Bridge for 10 years to paint etc. DUMB

    ReplyDelete
  6. OrbsCorbsNovember 28, 2012 at 2:59 AM

    SER, I wondered about the temperatures and the paint, too.

    I know road salt is terrible for the bridge, and they wash it (and the State Street Bridge) down at least once a year, using fire trucks and hoses.

    ReplyDelete
  7. OKIENovember 28, 2012 at 8:26 AM

    Seems like an awfully long time to me.

    ReplyDelete
  8. SERNovember 28, 2012 at 8:27 PM

    Mary, don’t look at it like a long time, think of it as “job security”! Keeping the people of Racine working…….

    ReplyDelete
  9. OrbsCorbsNovember 28, 2012 at 9:22 PM

    They should have made it out of plastic or aluminum.

    ReplyDelete