Re: (erielack) Portage Bridge near Hornell (3)

[Kevin DeGroff <kdegroffrr_@_embarqmail.com>]

> Part of the effort of building a 'new' bridge is to straighten out some of 
> the existing curvature/S-curves that exist north & south of the existing 
> span that affect speed, which would be fixed w/a slightly different, more 
> tangent alignment...
>
>   


Who cares if the curves are speedier if the tresspasser problem 
prohibits speeds above the original
25-30 mph level anyway?   Thats why I said a new alignment just for the 
sake of one doesnt buy
them much.



> If the old bridge were to be torn down and a new one installed on the 
> existing alignment, this would obviously close the line for several months, 
> as removal of the old super-structure will take several months, followed by 
> several months of  installation of new sub-structure

Not true.  Other bridges of that magnitude have been totally replaced 
under traffic using small work windows.

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