Shutting Down 95

[Stu Gotz]

Can the state of CT replace a bridge over the span of two weekends? Sweet baby jay-sus its gonna be lit in Stamford.

[Woodsy]

Only going South for the foreseeable future

[iceman]

But after this 95 through CT is gonna be smooth sailing!!

Right?

[BmillsSkier]

I’ve always enjoyed CT from Long Island Sound.

Get a bigger boat while it’s down?

[Stu Gotz]

But after this 95 through CT is gonna be smooth sailing!!

Right?

Hahahahhahahahahahahahahahah....ahhhh Ice. You kidder.

[Benny Profane]

That was a good one.

[Benny Profane]

They replaced a small bridge right outside my condo complex on a fairly major road in North Fairfield. Beautiful job, but it took them nearly three years. If they do this in such a short time, I'll wear a dress and wave at people stuck in the everyday traffic jam on it.

[schuss]

Just another step in CTs plan to make the roads crappy and convoluted enough you can't leave. I mean why else would you be there?

[iceman]

It's like a roach motel.

[rideit]

Just another step in CTs plan to make the roads crappy and convoluted enough you can't leave. I mean why else would you be there?

Maybe for the Grinders?

[Stu Gotz]

They are going to do it over two weekends. Cut it out and slide in a new bridge - accelerated bridge construction I think it’s called. They did it up in Southington on Route 84. Should be pretty cool.

[Peruvian]

Merritt?

[Benny Profane]

No dummy, 95.

[Benny Profane]

They are going to do it over two weekends. Cut it out and slide in a new bridge - accelerated bridge construction I think it’s called. They did it up in Southington on Route 84. Should be pretty cool.

There's a good chance that bridge was made in China.

[Stu Gotz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAAM...8#action=share

[Benny Profane]

Maybe I'll have to pick out a blue floral pattern to match my eyes.

[iceman]

There's a good chance that bridge was made in China.

No it was built in place, next to the highway. I guess the steel could be from China.

[iceman]

Merritt?

No dummy, 95.

Pretty sure he meant "take the Merritt instead?" Benny.

But yeah that's not gonna be good either.

[Talisman]

How long until Ned Lamont brings back the tolls on 95?

Bennie please post up pix of you in blue floral print.

[m2711c]

Two weekends? Pffft....... fuckin’ slackers. Dutchies do it in one......




















fact.

[teleee]

Accelerated bridge construction is what I do for a living. 2 weekends is common practice, 1 weekend, is easily doable. The Dutch have nothing on us.
Pretty stoked to be part of an industry that gets Benny out in a nice floral dress.

[nickwm21]

There's a good chance that bridge was made in China.

Not a chance.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buy_America_Act


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[Benny Profane]

Pretty sure he meant "take the Merritt instead?" Benny.

But yeah that's not gonna be good either.

Haha, yeah, the Merritt will be free sailing. Don't tell anybody, though. Our secret.

[teleee]

Not a chance.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buy_America_Act


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Actually Buy America only applies if the project uses federal funds. A lot of the bridges we construct dont require Buy America steel. So definitely a chance

[Benny Profane]

Not a chance.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buy_America_Act


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Well, the reason I said that is because of that new bridge they floated in at Chimney Point on lower Champlain about ten years ago. Almost fully assembled in China. Pretty cool.