Trans-Canada Hghwy in Ont closed indefinitely
For those who may be traveling the Trans-Canada highway in the near future... A newly constructed bridge in northern Ontario has reportedly split apart in the cold, closing the Trans-Canada highway...
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Newer reports talk about testing bolts. I'm guessing they are part of the linkage that holds that end of bridge down and lined up with the expansion joint. The temporary solution is a pile of concrete blocks on the uplifted end, leaving one lane open for traffic.
The bridge is only 2/3 done - 2 out of three towers and cable sets, plus half of the planned 4 lanes. It's been open for only a few months. They took out the old bridge to make room for the rest of the new bridge. I wonder if this staged opening was part of the cause of the failure.
Good video
http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2681721506/
The bridge is only 2/3 done - 2 out of three towers and cable sets, plus half of the planned 4 lanes. It's been open for only a few months. They took out the old bridge to make room for the rest of the new bridge. I wonder if this staged opening was part of the cause of the failure.
Good video
http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2681721506/
