thrillrideseeker Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Ok so a tanker truck caught on fire and made a bridge fall. WOW. The driver suffered second degree burns... no one else was hurt... Thankfully!! Here is the full story -> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070429/ap_on_re_us/highway_collapse_9 ~Matthew I wonder how long it will take to fix that? Again... all I can say is WOW. Thats a big hole. I wonder what those people think as they drive by. WOW. Before the bridge fell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snuggles Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Good think nobody else was hurt. But this makes me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeoplemoverMatt Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Wow...to think I drove on that very bridge a month or so ago... Â Well this is going to make visiting my NorCal friends rather difficult. Maybe folks who live in that area can post here what routes are being used as detours and what the new traffic senarios are? I hope it'll still be possible to get over to someplace like Novato coming from the I-5... Â -- PMM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlercstrluvr Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I sure don't want to be working in Oakland and try to get to work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bush985 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Mainly side streets right now. I try not to go that way often, but when I have to, things are going to be a pain in the ass. I guess 680 will be my only way to getting to SFDK. -RD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verticalzero Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 That fire must be been intense to cause the section to collapse. Â Anyone wanting to drive a different route can look at the local "maps" or use the Internet for the quickest way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 But this makes me If you don't mind me asking, um, why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snuggles Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 But this makes me If you don't mind me asking, um, why? Dark humor... I know it wouldn't be funny if people died or anything, but I just find this funny for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 That was pretty crazy...I'm sure it will take a while to fix especially because of it's location in the Macarthur Maze. In some of the pictures, the road looks like it was some sort of taffy because of how it bent and melted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersNSich Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 This makes mass transit in the Bay Area much more enticing. If your city doesn't have some sort of rapid transit, and something like this happens... good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlercstrluvr Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 good thing is that all city tranportation is free today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlercstrluvr Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 good thing is that all city transportation is free today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snuggles Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 I wonder if they will pave a temporary road on ground level until they fix it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterGuy06 Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Easy fix. Give the contractors a completion date. Give them a $25,000 per day bonus for every day they finish ahead of schedule. If they miss the deadline, fine them $25,000 per day. It will amaze you how quickly it gets rebuilt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrideseeker Posted May 1, 2007 Author Share Posted May 1, 2007 ^ The only problem with that is what if they rushed through the job to get the bonus but did a really bad job which causes the bridge to fall again. Would they have to fix it or would someone new be hired? ~Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterGuy06 Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 That was just what the state of Alabama did when the same thing happened here. In Jan of 2002 and in Oct of 2004 two seperate overpasses at the I-20/59 and I-65 interchange were destroyed when tankers exploded under them. Â They worked 24-7 after both accidents.The first one took 37 days to reopen, the second one 47 days. The key was in who they got to rebuild it. They were actually re-built by one of the best know construction companies in Alabama (Brassfield and Gorrie, who also built the Georgia Aquarium and Visionland). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the sound Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Only in America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT3000 Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Only in America. Â Care to explain that one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piggy4891 Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 My uncle lives in Oakland, CA. He said that it is going to be very hard to get around town using the side streets, because this will take a while to fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chmilo24 Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Man, traffic is horrible . But who cares, I take BART and it was free!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Is BART still going free? Last I knew, Tuesday, they started charging for parking and BART tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chmilo24 Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 No, I was a little pissed that it was for only 1 day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiCoastal Kid Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Wait, something fell down there and it WASN'T caused by an earthquake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewheeled999 Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiCoastal Kid Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 ^Man! It could have fallen on you it's so dangerous wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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