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Old 07-05-2011, 05:17 AM   #1
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Portmann bridge closed / collapsed?

Heard the Portmann is closed and someone told me it collapsed? Can anyone confirm ?
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Old 07-05-2011, 05:19 AM   #2
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Port Mann bridge, Lougheed Highway closed after hydro tower collapses
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Old 07-05-2011, 05:31 AM   #3
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Old 07-05-2011, 05:39 AM   #4
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that explains the power outage in surrey
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Old 07-05-2011, 06:27 AM   #5
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Old 07-05-2011, 10:16 AM   #6
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Had to drive from coq to langley last night and traffic along brunette was backed from united past to schoolhouse at 1am!!!
Ended up taking Pattullo.
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Traffic is still fucked in coquitlam around united/mary hill bypass area.
If you have to go anywhere around there, reschedule whatever it is you have to do.

Its a huge cluster fuck
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Those are some serious towers, I can't believe one went down.
no wonder things were so messed up today. wow!
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Apparently they knew something was wrong with them a couple days ago, and they said they're being "monitored"

Bang up job guys
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I heard they were at the tower inspecting it until 8:30pm last night, deemed it to be safe and it fell at 9.

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I heard they were at the tower inspecting it until 8:30pm last night, deemed it to be safe and it fell at 9.

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Traffic is still fucked in coquitlam around united/mary hill bypass area.
If you have to go anywhere around there, reschedule whatever it is you have to do.

Its a huge cluster fuck
Didn't affect me! I went shaughness, lougheed, chilko, como lake, sfu
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Old 07-05-2011, 03:22 PM   #13
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+1 for Hydro guys.
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