Bridge collapse on route 95 In Philadelphia- 6-11-23

[ExGMan]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks. I wondered if maybe my post bordered on "Too Much Information," but I tend to think BMW MOA folks are detail-oriented, so I guess it's OK.

[Omega Man]

I’m not familiar with UL-FGA. A little looking around makes me think this may be a really big test of the product.
At first blush, I would think an instant benefit would be the 25 mile, comparatively short haul trip time.
Closest thing I have seen is a lightweight aggregate that was once produced locally by cooking rock that ended up looking like the rocks in a gas grill.

No Bailey Bridges around?

OM

[Lee]

Thanks. I wondered if maybe my post bordered on "Too Much Information," but I tend to think BMW MOA folks are detail-oriented, so I guess it's OK.

No I find it interesting. It's a product I'm not familiar with.

[ExGMan]

I’m not familiar with UL-FGA.

OM

Gary, et al - Here's maybe more than you want to know: https://www.aeroaggna.com

[Lee]

Watch a livestream of the repair work



From USAToday

Pennsylvania officials said there was no timeline yet for reopening seven miles of I-95 closed by the fire – but repairs are anticipated to take months.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...newstopstories

Wish the video quality was better.
Several years ago I watched the livestream of the emergency bridge construction at Kingsland Texas.

[Omega Man]

If Hot air was a component in the bridge repair……..

https://www.inquirer.com/news/philad...-20230617.html

They don’t seem to mention that the roads below will remain closed for the duration or that route 95 will have to be closed for a couple of weeks for the final repair.

Seems like it would be okay to let people know that this is a complicated repair.

OM

[ExGMan]

Looks like they're about ready to start the paving this morning:

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[mikegalbicka]

From USAToday:

Collapsed section of I-95 in Philadelphia reopened Friday with temporary lanes, fresh paint

[ExGMan]

Here's the URL of the live stream: https://www.penndot.pa.gov/RegionalO...rtDetails.aspx

[Omega Man]

Just saw a news feed with the PA governor proclaiming “We rebuilt the highway in two weeks” or something like that. It’s more like a patch that got the bridge reopened.
Permanent repairs will probably require another shutdown to return the bridge back to real operational function once the structural beams and spreaders are fabricated.
Certainly better than the bridge being closed.
OM

[tibork]

Same thing happened to one of our bridges in town in 2007 but on a mass and more tragic scale. Several people died. Luckily for me I was not there at the time even though I traveled on this bridge many times even just days before the collapse.

Security camera footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwrPF7ccfEg

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