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You don't think they knew that as well?Money hadda runantlind wrote:Let’s admit. That stretch of road has always been problematic. I remember in the 1970s my old man would come home with the inside of the car swimming in salt water. We used to have to bail out water from the car. The only solution is to build an elevated roadway spanning the entire length of that coast. Trying to build at sea level would always run into these types of problems.
Miami does have not have this problemantlind wrote:Let’s admit. That stretch of road has always been problematic. I remember in the 1970s my old man would come home with the inside of the car swimming in salt water. We used to have to bail out water from the car. The only solution is to build an elevated roadway spanning the entire length of that coast. Trying to build at sea level would always run into these types of problems.
zoom rader wrote:Miami does have not have this problemantlind wrote:Let’s admit. That stretch of road has always been problematic. I remember in the 1970s my old man would come home with the inside of the car swimming in salt water. We used to have to bail out water from the car. The only solution is to build an elevated roadway spanning the entire length of that coast. Trying to build at sea level would always run into these types of problems.
This is what happens when the wrong contractors are employed
gastly369 wrote:A bridge wouldn't be easier at this point
Years and money spent?
DMan7 wrote:Everything has a warranty even road infrastructure. The contractor needs to repair this free of charge on material and labor. Talk done!
DMan7 wrote:Everything has a warranty even road infrastructure. The contractor needs to repair this free of charge on material and labor. Talk done!
pugboy wrote:as per zoom,
in florida there are many many bridges, causeways of concrete etc running in sea water.
we make it sound like the creek is the most unique place on the planet and only certain #72 contractors can get the job done.
zoom rader wrote:Miami does have not have this problemantlind wrote:Let’s admit. That stretch of road has always been problematic. I remember in the 1970s my old man would come home with the inside of the car swimming in salt water. We used to have to bail out water from the car. The only solution is to build an elevated roadway spanning the entire length of that coast. Trying to build at sea level would always run into these types of problems.
This is what happens when the wrong contractors are employed
pugboy wrote:they use a lot of sheet piles and road very close to waterzoom rader wrote:Miami does have not have this problemantlind wrote:Let’s admit. That stretch of road has always been problematic. I remember in the 1970s my old man would come home with the inside of the car swimming in salt water. We used to have to bail out water from the car. The only solution is to build an elevated roadway spanning the entire length of that coast. Trying to build at sea level would always run into these types of problems.
This is what happens when the wrong contractors are employed
matr1x wrote:Incompetent Contractors and engineers. That's the problem right there
pugboy wrote:correct
any modern day contractor will have good lawyers dealing their contracts so they will make sure to work to engineering ppl instructions
some contractors known for spending more time winning in the courts than on the job
Phone Surgeon wrote:Wasn't OAS the company that was doing the initial work for that until they declared bankruptcy?
If so....hard luck for trini taxpayers.
Oas gonna get blame and it have nothing to recover from them.
Redman wrote:Is the thickness of the asphalt layer up to spec?
Redman wrote:lol
Thanks pug- Anybody know if the 1-1.5" is up to spec?
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