Interstate bridge collapses in Atlanta.

Jon · Mar 31, 2017

92tide said:
i cannot fathom what this is going to do to the northeast corridor and mid-town

ITP 400 will be a breeze for a while with none of the 85/connector traffic feeding in. Will be easy for me to get to Lenox for a while

everything else will be a nightmare

2003TIDE · Mar 31, 2017

92tide said:
i cannot fathom what this is going to do to the northeast corridor and mid-town

I don't drive that stretch, but my issue is I live off N Druid which is already a cut through between Ptree and Buford Hwy for people heading to and from Midtown.

92tide · Mar 31, 2017

2003TIDE said:
I don't drive that stretch, but my issue is I live off N Druid which is already a cut through between Ptree and Buford Hwy for people heading to and from Midtown.

just based on reports this morning, sounds like surface streets up there are a mess

2003TIDE · Mar 31, 2017

92tide said:
just based on reports this morning, sounds like surface streets up there are a mess

At this point I'm just glad I decided to take MARTA to the airport. That's going to save me from having an aneurysm trying to get home

Jon · Mar 31, 2017

2003TIDE said:
At this point I'm just glad I decided to take MARTA to the airport. That's going to save me from having an aneurysm trying to get home

I had 4 hours of back to back conference calls yesterday so we left Alpharetta at 11:30 to get to Fl for the weekend rather than wait till after work. I set up my hotspot and let the wife drive while I worked in the passenger seat. Had we waited I think I would have just canceled the trip. Would have been a nightmare to get down here

Displaced Bama Fan · Mar 31, 2017

Jon said:
I got you both beat, my commute is a flight of stairs to my basement office. Only way to happily live in Atlanta is to be as close as possible to work

I hate you.

TideEngineer08 · Mar 31, 2017

CrimsonForce · Mar 31, 2017

MattinBama said:
PVC doesn't melt steel beams.

#I85Truther

I don't think the assertion was the PVC melted steal beams but contributed to the combustion..

TideMom2Boys · Mar 31, 2017

Jon said:
I got you both beat, my commute is a flight of stairs to my basement office. Only way to happily live in Atlanta is to be as close as possible to work

Sounds like my commute, I set my alarm for 2 mins before I log on for work.

DzynKingRTR · Mar 31, 2017

We were discussing this here at work and our best guess is it will be at the very least it will be 6 months before this is fixed. It is currently still unsafe to even inspect at this point. They might have to use drones to inspect, but they will also need to take X-Rays to see how much has been compromised. It could be up a mile and it could have compromised the opposite direction. Now we are a bunch of architects so what do we know.

Jon · Mar 31, 2017

TideMom2Boys said:
Sounds like my commute, I set my alarm for 2 mins before I log on for work. &#55357;&#56833;

15 for me but I usually hit snooze at least once

MattinBama · Mar 31, 2017

CrimsonForce said:
I don't think the assertion was the PVC melted steal beams but contributed to the combustion..

Sounds like something a Big Brother stooge would say. #I85Truther

MattinBama · Mar 31, 2017

Heading up to Kennesaw tomorrow. Gonna try to jump it. Excuse me... going to succeed in jumping it.

TideEngineer08 · Mar 31, 2017

MattinBama said:
Heading up to Kennesaw tomorrow. Gonna try to jump it. Excuse me... going to succeed in jumping it.

MattinBama · Mar 31, 2017

DzynKingRTR · Mar 31, 2017

3 people arrest in connection with the fire.

http://www.ajc.com/news/traffic/custody-connection-with-fire-bridge-collapse/jq8EM2L0D3AIzyfYNIRS3O/

Bama Reb · Mar 31, 2017

Bamafaninco1 said:
Now he's is going to sue you.

In the eyes of the ones who have actually Been there, Done that, JV is a publicity seeking wannabe.

MattinBama · Mar 31, 2017

DzynKingRTR said:
3 people arrest in connection with the fire.

http://www.ajc.com/news/traffic/custody-connection-with-fire-bridge-collapse/jq8EM2L0D3AIzyfYNIRS3O/

Florence declined to say how the fire was started. However, he said the suspects used “available materials” at the site.

Cover story for a controlled demolition. #I85Truther

“We are as eager as anybody to find out what caused this,” McMurry said.

Sure you are, buddy. Sure you are.

Bamaro · Apr 1, 2017

“This is a dynamic situation, and we’re learning as much as we can as time unfolds,” Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Russell McMurry said during a news conference Friday at the fire site.

Officials suspected the blaze started when PVC products stored under I-85 caught fire.

Still, McMurry didn't attribute the fire to the surplus construction material being stored there.

He said the material was a high-density plastic conduit used for cabling and fiber optic wire networks. He said GDOT was trying to get a fix on exactly how long the material had been there, and suggested it could be as long as 11 years.

But he described it as non-combustible and said it’s not uncommon for states to store materials under bridges.

That material doesn’t ignite on its own, McMurry said.

“It’s no different than having a plastic cup in your cupboard ... needs something to ignite it,” he said.

That's still combustible material.

tidefanbeezer · Apr 1, 2017

Jon said:
I got you both beat, my commute is a flight of stairs to my basement office. Only way to happily live in Atlanta is to be as close as possible to work

92tide said:
we have decided that we cannot really put a price on having our to and from work ride be max 10 minutes.

*sigh*

I commute Marietta to Courtland Ave every day.

Interstate bridge collapses in Atlanta.

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