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re: Atlanta I-85 Timelapse Repair
Posted on 5/10/17 at 3:44 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Posted on 5/10/17 at 3:44 pm to Y.A. Tittle
quote:
Disregarding the ATL/NOLA pissing match, it was a remarkable feat either way, as was this I-85 deal.
when a major transportation issue that effects as many commuters as those 2 projects did... everyone's inclined to remedy the situation... and quickly
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Posted on 5/10/17 at 4:04 pm to BayouNation
quote:around 16 million
How much did that cost with all the overtime?
Posted on 5/10/17 at 4:07 pm to rt3
quote:
quote:
Disregarding the ATL/NOLA pissing match, it was a remarkable feat either way, as was this I-85 deal.
when a major transportation issue that effects as many commuters as those 2 projects did... everyone's inclined to remedy the situation... and quickly
Agreed. I guess it's what makes watching other projects languish for decades so frustrating.
Posted on 5/10/17 at 4:15 pm to FootballNostradamus
It looked to only be 2 spans of the overpass. That's easy stuff since they are usually prefabbed to lift in place after support work done.
Crowley I10 overpass was damaged a few years back.....they had that shite down on days, not weeks...(span was hit from oversized truck hitting underneath). They lifeted out the old, replaced center support columns, and placed the pre fab sections into place...
Crowley I10 overpass was damaged a few years back.....they had that shite down on days, not weeks...(span was hit from oversized truck hitting underneath). They lifeted out the old, replaced center support columns, and placed the pre fab sections into place...
Posted on 5/10/17 at 4:19 pm to Mudminnow
quote:
In Louisiana they would do another study to figure out the best way to do it.
In Alabama they would tell us to find a way to make our cars fly over to the other side, cause it's not in the funds to fix it without a new gas tax.
Then when they did fix it would take 2-4 years.
Posted on 5/10/17 at 4:49 pm to rt3
Posted on 5/10/17 at 5:01 pm to FootballNostradamus
Damn, that was quick as hell. Didn't expect it would be ready anywhere near that fast. They must have brought in half of Mexico to get it done that quick.
Posted on 5/10/17 at 5:15 pm to FootballNostradamus
China could do it in a day.
Posted on 5/10/17 at 5:38 pm to the LSUSaint
Didn't bother to watch the video I see. Too busy? 
Posted on 5/10/17 at 6:46 pm to Maniac979
I have a ton of respect for construction workers. I certainly have no knowledge of what all goes into it, but damn...
Posted on 5/10/17 at 8:04 pm to FootballNostradamus
Thank God. Put a damper on my commute
Posted on 5/10/17 at 8:07 pm to FootballNostradamus
Damn that was quick, props to those workers.
Here's a time lapse of road construction in SC
Here's a time lapse of road construction in SC
Posted on 5/10/17 at 8:09 pm to the LSUSaint
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They lifeted out the old, replaced center support columns, and placed the pre fab sections into place..
I'm no civil engineer, but they generally have a lot of concrete to pour also and they did on this Atlanta project. Concrete curing/ drying times I believe is the big hold up although I'm sure they stay busy doing other stuff it's not like they were sitting around for days watching it dry.
Looks like the project cost about $16 mil and then there will be a $3 mil bonus. Should be a solid payday for that company.
Posted on 5/10/17 at 9:45 pm to CHEDBALLZ
quote:Early on, Tower Beer on Piedmont -- which is almost under the bridge -- hosted a free lunch for the construction workers. And they served Grindhouse burgers, which do not suck.
Sure hope they kick a little bonus over to the blue collars who worked on it and got it done
Posted on 5/11/17 at 8:39 am to Maniac979
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Didn't bother to watch the video I see. Too busy?
Huh? WTF are you saying? They did lots of work on the support structue and when all was good, they lifted 2 prefabricated sections into place.
I'm not sure what I said that was inaccurate in your mind.
I even gave of example of a similar project I saw in Crowley a few years back.
GFy
Posted on 5/11/17 at 9:12 am to DanW1
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Here's a time lapse of road construction in SC
bullshite. That gif was sped up. Way too fast for SCDOT.
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