Bridge under construction collapses on Loop 202 in Mesa

[Ptah]

Source: The Arizona Republic



JJ Hensley
The Arizona Republic
Aug. 9, 2007 09:50 AM
An overpass under construction on the Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway in east Mesa collapsed Thursday morning, sending more than 75 yards of roadway to the ground.

Nobody was injured when the westbound lanes of the bridge came down about 8:30 a.m. just east of Power Road.

Power Road remained open.

"It's early on here and we don't have any answers yet," said Doug Nintzel, a spokesman for the Arizona Department of Transportation.

Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/community/mesa/articles/0809mr-collapse0810.html

[Ian David]

1. I hear it gets hot there in August. n/t

[babylonsister]

2. Especially in Arizona.

:silly:

[Sadie4629]

5. LOL! n/t

[Hawkeye-X]

3. Wrong state..

Bill Richardson is from next door - New Mexico.

Janet Napiltano is the AZ Governor - a Dem too.

[Warpy]

9. Oh, but we don't consider foreign countries!

Everybody knows the only thing separating Texas and California is Arizona.

See: http://www.nmmagazine.com/FEATURES/50missing.html

[havocmom]

20. she has more

balls than the gov next door ;)

[Ediacara]

4. It would be hard for the Gov of NM to veto legislation in AZ

:-)

But I know what you mean, AZ's governor is Democrat Janet Napolitano.

[Ian David]

10. Oh, I was confused! I'm gonna self-delete my embarassing faux-pas. n/t

[trashcanistanista]

6. The weekly bridge collapse

stay tuned for more all day coverage. 47 states to go.

[peacetalksforall]

7. Both on Thursday.

[Wheezy]

8. This is new construction. n/t

[Ian David]

11. Who was the contractor? Betchel or a Halliburton subsidiary? n/t

[Wheezy]

14. good question.

I don't know. If I drive out that way today, I'll come back here and let you know.

(or I suppose it's on the DoT website, maybe)

[jtrockville]

18. I think the contractor is Edward Kraemer and Sons

[redqueen]

12. Glad no one was hurt.

Contractors need much more scrutiny, I think.

[ben_meyers]

13. Hear that California! All of our bridges are falling

Please stay where you are, quit moving here! You have done enough damage!!

[MsKandice01]

17. LOL!! My mother and brother moved there a couple years ago

And we may be on our way there soon too. I don't mind if you keep all of the rest of the Californians out but can you save room for me please?? Pretty please?!?

[LiberalFighter]

26. Don't you know that the more people that move to California

the heavier it gets and sooner it will sink or break off?

[Kali]

22. ...

:thumbsup:

[sneakythomas]

15. We're due here

(Seattle) to have one of our floating bridges sink, or the viaduct fall down. When I-90 went down it was a contractor screw up. If an earthquake doesn't take the viaduct down, the politicians arguing about what to do, will.

[LiberalFighter]

27. Interstate roads in Wisconsin are so much better than most places or at

least most places in the Midwest.

I can close my eyes when I cross from Illinois into Wisconsin and know the exact moment I am in Wisconsin.

Now I don't know how good the interstate is in the Milwaukee area but I-90 also known as I-39 I think has been good.

[MnFats]

28. that's what we were saying until eight days ago....

We got great roads here in Minn.!


beware. there's a lot more teetering around the country....

[LiberalFighter]

29. I'm sure there are a few small bridges that need upgrading

but those bridges could be considered major if they are relied on heavily by the those in the area.

I don't know the last time the bridges over the Wisconsin River has been renovated. It does get a lot of traffic especially during the summer months. But not as much as other bridges during rush hour resulting in backups miles long.

[Joanne98]

16. Maybe they're getting their concrete and steel from China?

[Divine Discontent]

24. goodness.... possibly

there was a bridge collapse before this one even where a fed ex truck was crushed, and it was under construction. I believe it fell the day before Minneapolis'.


Sheesh... Gotta bomb Iraq though... gotta find those WMD's... (Mr President remember, that was 4 years ago) Oh, I mean, we gotta rebuild Iraq into a mini-America with lots of hot dog stands!

[fed-up]

19. last weeks article on Oroville, CA Hiway 149 Overpass construction supports collapse

w/pics

http://www.orovillemr.com/news/chico/ci_6512858

Highway 149 overpass construction supports collapse
By GREG WELTER - Staff Writer
Article Launched: 08/01/2007 10:49:44 AM PDT

ighway 149 overpass construction supports collapse
By GREG WELTER - Staff Writer
Article Launched: 08/01/2007 10:49:44 AM PDT


Steel beam scaffolding for an overpass being constructed at Highways 70 and 149 collapsed Tuesday morning, trapping a Federal Express driver inside the cab of his delivery truck, and injuring a worker who fell with the twisted metal.
The driver, Chico resident Robert Sylvester, 45, was traveling northwest on 149 at 7:15 a.m. when steel beams erected over the roadway just hours before came crashing down.

One beam sliced through the hood; the second came down on the cargo area of the box-style delivery van.

Rescue workers at the scene said Sylvester was pinned inside the cab of the truck by one of the 3,000-pound beams, which pressed the dashboard against his lap.

..snip

[Kali]

21. god I remember when that was out in the middle of nowhere

past the last circle K on the way to "the river" - and back when the river was fun and not some commercialized amusement park ride.

[steven88]

23. Is the construction company KPR?

[ben_meyers]

25. That would be KBR

And no, it appears to be a cheesehead outfit from Wisconsin with a branch office in Burnsville Minnesota right off of 35w!