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^ because building a new set of piers in the ocean for a very, very long span is extremely difficult and expensive. Plus, the LI closure was urgent/immediate.
Here: calmer, shallower waters...shorter span...more reasonable to erect temporary bridge. Also, according to the Globe article, they're using a neat hybrid approach for North Washington: Quote:
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MassDOT has produced a video rendering traffic flow during construction:
The absurd one is during Phase 2, where 1 bridge lane NB suddenly becomes 3 lanes for Rutherford Ave. I know it ultimately cuts it to two, but that seems like a missed opportunity for a road diet. |
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Where is the train embankment
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When & how long will this all take place?
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I don't get it, in the gondola thread people are trashing the idea because we don't need elevated systems in Boston and in this thread people are hoping for them.
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People are trashing the gondola system because:
1.) It is a different mode of transport, with much less capacity than a train. 2.) It is a vaporware proposal being floated so that everyone can continue to ignore practical solutions that would actually require city and state money. 3.) The gondola is being proposed over a wide right of way, that's not only capable of handling transit improvements on the ground but needs to reduce its capacity for automobiles. I don't think anyone is seriously proposing a train right of way as part of the project, people are just being nostalgic, but even so a train embankment over this bridge would still be more useful than the gondola. |
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