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02-02-2012, 09:07 PM
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#26 | | what manner of phaggotry is this
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looks like the deck of the new port mann bridge will be the 6th longest cable stayed bridge and the widest long bridge in the world.
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02-02-2012, 09:16 PM
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#27 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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They only added four more lanes?
Are they serious? Why????
They should add at least 6 lanes.
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02-02-2012, 10:28 PM
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#28 | | DOES HE LOOK LIKE A BITCH?
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Originally Posted by Lomac  What a logistical nightmare it must have been trying to figure out how to keep the highway (mostly) operational while constructing an entirely new, er..., highway. I don't say this very often but I'm sure the guys in charge of all of that have earned their pay.
Good photos of all the work being done. It's alwas neat seeing things from a different perspective, especially when it's this big. | +1
it hasn't been easy for hwy1 commuters like myself, but it'd be great once its finally done
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02-04-2012, 07:18 AM
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#29 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Originally Posted by The_AK So whats going to happen with the old bridge? | demolished. | umm, aren't they twinning the port mann bridge? that means, the new one will sit along side the current bridge. the port mann is NOT being torn down as far as I know.
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02-04-2012, 07:47 AM
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#30 | | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
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Originally Posted by RRxtar exactly.
but none the less... inb4 'china could build in 3 weeks' | China MIGHT but it'll collapse; dubai on the other hand could get it up in a week  Quote:
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Originally Posted by Domani demolished. | Quote:
Originally Posted by death_blossom umm, aren't they twinning the port mann bridge? that means, the new one will sit along side the current bridge. the port mann is NOT being torn down as far as I know. | naw its getting demolished thats why people wanted to try and turn it into a concrete park http://www.journalofcommerce.com/art...8/roadbuilding http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle2193942/
imo I think they should find some use for it... like an exclusive emergency lane or delivery trucks only lane; seems like such a waste
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02-04-2012, 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by death_blossom umm, aren't they twinning the port mann bridge? that means, the new one will sit along side the current bridge. the port mann is NOT being torn down as far as I know. | If that's the case...................
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02-04-2012, 11:49 AM
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LOL. How long has this bridge been under construction?! I didn't even know it was happening.
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02-04-2012, 11:50 AM
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#33 | | I STILL don't get it
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Originally Posted by death_blossom umm, aren't they twinning the port mann bridge? that means, the new one will sit along side the current bridge. the port mann is NOT being torn down as far as I know. | That was the original plan. It will be demolished. Port Mann Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | |
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02-04-2012, 12:31 PM
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The whole twinning thing was classic. That was always the plan, then suddenly it changed.
I believe the statement was, "the developer said y'kno, we could just build a whole new bridge at nearly twice the price."
And the liberals were like, fuck yeah!
And so a 60 year bridge gets demolished with 40 years of operational life left to it.
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02-04-2012, 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by death_blossom umm, aren't they twinning the port mann bridge? that means, the new one will sit along side the current bridge. the port mann is NOT being torn down as far as I know. | http://www.pmh1project.com/About%20t...oard-FINAL.pdf
the bridge would be functional by end of year... woot!
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04-16-2012, 10:11 PM
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04-16-2012, 10:17 PM
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Man... The Lougheed interchange construction looks even more fucked up from the air than it does on the ground. I know I said it before, but I'll say it again: Mad props to the person/people in charge of making sure where and when to move the roads and overpasses so far ahead of time.
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07-04-2012, 01:50 PM
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#38 | | RS controls my life!
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For anyone interested...Tours of the new PM Bridge. Non-Member - Port Mann Bridge Tour
Tuesday, 24 July 2012, 02:45pm
$10 for non-members
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07-04-2012, 02:20 PM
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It says 0 of 12 registrations available. :'(
EDIT -3 of 12 now... lol
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07-04-2012, 02:44 PM
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#40 | | I bringith the lowerballerith
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Port Mann Bridge - 1964. 
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07-04-2012, 04:20 PM
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#41 | | RS controls my life!
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Originally Posted by Presto It says 0 of 12 registrations available. :'(
EDIT -3 of 12 now... lol | Lol get on the waitlist
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07-04-2012, 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Everymans Lots of props goes to the people working on highway one right now. too many people give them shit for standing around or taking 4 years. Those people don't realize how much of a headache it is to build a road while keeping the current one open. you gotta do 90% of the paving at night and you can barely ever work in the rain, and you can only do certain sections before closing off other sections so you can work on them. If they could shut down the entire highway they could have had all the work done(excluding the bridge) in a year with their current work force. | A lot of people dont really realize what goes in to big construction projects like this. If everything went perfectly it would also be done fast... but it doesnt... then its a matter of coming up with a plan to fix the problem and getting approval to make changes..
As an example... The project I'm working on has 2 huge buildings that are coolers.. there are vents that they can open and close to get more or less air into the buildings and there are these 20 lb actuators that do that job.. the brackets we had to mount those werent machined quite right... there is almost no stress on them even when they operate the actuators so it should be really simple to just modify the brackets with a zip cut and throw them on..
no.. we had to come up with a plan... then cut one bracket and take pictures to send to Worley Parson's engineering to approve. Then another copy gets sent to Suncor for approval...
In all a 30 minute fix took us a week before we could do it.
I cant imagine how much of a headache something like this would be.
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07-04-2012, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Brianrietta Port Mann Bridge - 1964. | Thats beyond wild when you think how developed the area is right now. I take the Port Mann everyday and live in Surrey and didn't even have a clue it looked like that before. WOW Coquitlam has changed
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07-04-2012, 06:41 PM
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#44 | | RS controls my life!
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Originally Posted by Gridlock The whole twinning thing was classic. That was always the plan, then suddenly it changed.
I believe the statement was, "the developer said y'kno, we could just build a whole new bridge at nearly twice the price."
And the liberals were like, fuck yeah!
And so a 60 year bridge gets demolished with 40 years of operational life left to it. | The bridge looked like it was in serious disrepair. Hopefully this bridge lasts 100 years. If it doesn't then I'm gonna be waving my fist in anger when they replace it in 60 years.  | |
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08-21-2012, 06:42 PM
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08-21-2012, 09:54 PM
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08-22-2012, 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by murd0c Thats beyond wild when you think how developed the area is right now. I take the Port Mann everyday and live in Surrey and didn't even have a clue it looked like that before. WOW Coquitlam has changed | I remember as a kid, POCO was the boonies. My parents had some friends out there, and when we would go visit it was like "We have to drive ALLLLLL the way out to POCO".
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08-22-2012, 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Yodamaster | They are going to strip it down and sell the scrap steel.
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08-22-2012, 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Great68 I remember as a kid, POCO was the boonies. My parents had some friends out there, and when we would go visit it was like "We have to drive ALLLLLL the way out to POCO". | Funny how that has now changed to Mission
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08-22-2012, 01:46 PM
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