Who is issuing/reviewing the permit?agnerd said:Doesn't matter whether you're improving things or making them worse. REVIEW TIME on the permit is averaging 1.5 years right now in Harris County.chimpanzee said:agnerd said:
East bound side looks salvageable.
West Bound side looks like the entire support and short and long span on each side is going to have to completely come out and get replaced. I'm thinking 3 months MINIMUM, but more like 6 months and only if they can get emergency approval to skip environment permitting. With full environmental permitting, 2021 would be optimistic.
Unless the construction company employs a race of aliens that craps plutonium straight into the river, I don't really think you're going to move the needle on the environmental quality of that stretch of river. They already have "don't eat any fish that you catch here" signs up all over the place around there.
Barge hits I-10 bridge at San Jacinto.
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Army Corps of EngineersDucks4brkfast said:Who is issuing/reviewing the permit?agnerd said:Doesn't matter whether you're improving things or making them worse. REVIEW TIME on the permit is averaging 1.5 years right now in Harris County.chimpanzee said:agnerd said:
East bound side looks salvageable.
West Bound side looks like the entire support and short and long span on each side is going to have to completely come out and get replaced. I'm thinking 3 months MINIMUM, but more like 6 months and only if they can get emergency approval to skip environment permitting. With full environmental permitting, 2021 would be optimistic.
Unless the construction company employs a race of aliens that craps plutonium straight into the river, I don't really think you're going to move the needle on the environmental quality of that stretch of river. They already have "don't eat any fish that you catch here" signs up all over the place around there.
From the City of Baytown FB
TRAFFIC UPDATE: We are communicating directly with TXDOT here at City Hall and they have agreed to expedite work on the I-10 San Jacinto bridge to get traffic running both directions on the Eastbound side of the bridge. It should be open later today!
TRAFFIC UPDATE: We are communicating directly with TXDOT here at City Hall and they have agreed to expedite work on the I-10 San Jacinto bridge to get traffic running both directions on the Eastbound side of the bridge. It should be open later today!
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From the City of Baytown FB
TRAFFIC UPDATE: We are communicating directly with TXDOT here at City Hall and they have agreed to expedite work on the I-10 San Jacinto bridge to get traffic running both directions on the Eastbound side of the bridge. It should be open later today!
Not an engineer but...... what?
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From the City of Baytown FB
TRAFFIC UPDATE: We are communicating directly with TXDOT here at City Hall and they have agreed to expedite work on the I-10 San Jacinto bridge to get traffic running both directions on the Eastbound side of the bridge. It should be open later today!
Not an engineer but...... what?
The bridge over the river is actually split into two separate bridges. The Eastbound, or South bridge, did not suffer damage, so they are going to reconfigure the lanes to move both East and West bound traffic to that bridge until the Westbound, or North bridge, is repaired.
Thank God drivers around here don't rubberneck.
CDUB98 said:Forum Troll said:CFTXAG10 said:
From the City of Baytown FB
TRAFFIC UPDATE: We are communicating directly with TXDOT here at City Hall and they have agreed to expedite work on the I-10 San Jacinto bridge to get traffic running both directions on the Eastbound side of the bridge. It should be open later today!
Not an engineer but...... what?
The bridge over the river is actually split into two separate bridges. The Eastbound, or South bridge, did not suffer damage, so they are going to reconfigure the lanes to move both East and West bound traffic to that bridge until the Westbound, or North bridge, is repaired.
Ohh goodie. One lane each way. I'm sure the TXDOT merge rules will be followed in detail.
I look forward to people posting pictures of the shutdown portion that they took while slowing down on the open portion.Ag_07 said:
Thank God drivers around here don't rubberneck.
Totally glossed over the eastbound bridge being ok. At least it'll be open but that sounds turrible.
Social Media Influencer said:I look forward to people posting pictures of the shutdown portion that they took while slowing down on the open portion.Ag_07 said:
Thank God drivers around here don't rubberneck.
I'm going to do a drone photo shoot once they reopen the bridge with my car club around 6:30 when the lighting is just right.
Ciboag96 said:CDUB98 said:Forum Troll said:CFTXAG10 said:
From the City of Baytown FB
TRAFFIC UPDATE: We are communicating directly with TXDOT here at City Hall and they have agreed to expedite work on the I-10 San Jacinto bridge to get traffic running both directions on the Eastbound side of the bridge. It should be open later today!
Not an engineer but...... what?
The bridge over the river is actually split into two separate bridges. The Eastbound, or South bridge, did not suffer damage, so they are going to reconfigure the lanes to move both East and West bound traffic to that bridge until the Westbound, or North bridge, is repaired.
Ohh goodie. One lane each way. I'm sure the TXDOT merge rules will be followed in detail.
It looks like it's going to be 2 lanes in each direction.
I'm not convinced that drive times will be any better than they were taking the detours.
Umm, they have to improve.
If you literally remove some traffic from the detours and put it back on I-10, the drive time on the detours will reduce. It may only be five minutes as people still use the detours to avoid the expected fustercluck on I-10, but it will be less time.
If you literally remove some traffic from the detours and put it back on I-10, the drive time on the detours will reduce. It may only be five minutes as people still use the detours to avoid the expected fustercluck on I-10, but it will be less time.
Had lunch with a buddy from txdot today
They are doing 2 lanes each direction
They are doing 2 lanes each direction
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We are all F@&ked, Williams Brothers is on the project
Of course they are. They'll be on it for the next 3 years, and then again in 5 years.
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We are all F@&ked, Williams Brothers is on the project
Why are we ****ed?
I really don't know.
Are they the jackwagons who can't seem to complete 290?
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CDUB98 said:Ferris Wheel Allstar said:
We are all F@&ked, Williams Brothers is on the project
Why are we ****ed?
I really don't know.
Are they the jackwagons who can't seem to complete 290?
290 was bc of the Mexican contractor who backed out without doing any work.
45 south is WB. Been under construction since 1965.
At least it isn't Oscar Renda
Going on 3 years for the 5 mile stretch of Memorial with those jack wagons.
Alright two lanes each way with minimal space from the lanes to the jersey barrier, let the bumper car demolition derby begin
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Going on 6 years, 59 S from GP to Wharton county line with a good 2 years to go!
If I recall it was supposed to be a 4-5 years! Worst contractor ever!
If I recall it was supposed to be a 4-5 years! Worst contractor ever!
Hmmm, I wonder whose pockets they're lining to keep getting work after crappy perforamces.
Eastbound traffic is open and westbound should be open by the AM commute.
Williams brothers will get this done.
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Say no more. What an absolute mess.IronRed13 said:
Going on 3 years for the 5 mile stretch of Memorial with those jack wagons.
It really feels like longer than that. Seemed like it was than a year before Harvey over on the Kirkwood area.
At least portions were torn up late 2016. Almost 3 full years at this point.ChipFTAC01 said:
It really feels like longer than that. Seemed like it was than a year before Harvey over on the Kirkwood area.
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Just found out I knew the guy who was killed this morning in the wreck on the Fred Hartman.
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Just found out I knew the guy who was killed this morning in the wreck on the Fred Hartman.
I had a buddy call and say he knew him as well. LSU grad.
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