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Pr. George’s bridge hit by contractor’s excavator collapses, blocking Metro (Green Ln/Camden MARC)
Washington Post ^
| 4/15/15
| Lynh Bui and Michael Laris
Posted on 04/15/2015 6:44:36 PM PDT by markomalley
A Maryland pedestrian bridge frequented by fishermen, dog walkers and families who go there to watch the trains passing below collapsed Wednesday after a Metro contractor’s excavator smashed into the 50- to 60-foot structure.
The span was open, but empty, at the time, and nobody was hurt. The actions of the contractor, Skanska, are under review.
A large section of the bridge’s concrete base and walkway — which traversed Green Line and MARC train tracks in Prince George’s County — crashed onto a construction vehicle below, leaving the bridge’s mangled chain-link safety fencing hanging awkwardly in the air.
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The bridge in question is by Berwyn Road.
Good luck for anybody commuting from Greenbelt north tomorrow morning. It is going to be an ugly, ugly commute.
To: markomalley
Spotter must have been asleep.
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posted on
04/15/2015 7:01:32 PM PDT
by
razorback-bert
(Due to the high price of ammo, no warning shot will be fired.)
To: markomalley
Ya gotta love public transit, especially fixed rail.
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posted on
04/15/2015 7:04:11 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
(Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
To: Paladin2
Ya gotta love public transit, especially fixed rail. I know Willie Green would be proud of this moment...
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posted on
04/15/2015 7:09:38 PM PDT
by
markomalley
(Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
To: Paladin2
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posted on
04/15/2015 7:12:53 PM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: Abundy; Albion Wilde; AlwaysFree; AnnaSASsyFR; bayliving; BFM; Bigg Red; cindy-true-supporter; ...
I hate when that happens.
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
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posted on
04/15/2015 8:48:20 PM PDT
by
Tolerance Sucks Rocks
(Celebrate Holy Week by flogging a banker. It's what Jesus would have done.)
To: RedMDer
Does this affect you any?
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posted on
04/15/2015 9:52:20 PM PDT
by
NoCmpromiz
(John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
To: NoCmpromiz
It’s too far away from me. Thanks for the heads up.
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posted on
04/16/2015 4:22:37 AM PDT
by
RedMDer
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To: markomalley
It was nothing. Everything was cleaned this morning.
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posted on
04/16/2015 12:55:58 PM PDT
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
To: Paladin2
???
A guy on a crane breached into an overhead walkway. Big deal. Oh, I know, never happens on car/bus routes. (Cue 1999 accident on Balto beltway, exact same thing except just a random truck driving by, kills people and stops beltway for days.)
Never mind it was all clear overnight.
Poor example of how “bad” rail is.
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posted on
04/16/2015 12:59:32 PM PDT
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
To: ConorMacNessa
Were you affected by this?
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posted on
04/16/2015 1:01:27 PM PDT
by
Publius
("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
To: Publius
Fortunately I was not - I received an email alert from MTA at 3:53 p.m. notifying me that Camden Line service was suspended. I expected the worst, but by the time I left the Office, normal service on Camden had been restored. The Metro Green Line, which runs adjacent to the Camden Line between College Park and Greenbelt, was suspended until this afternoon - shuttle bus service between the two stations.
"I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces which guard my country and our way of life.
I am prepared to give my life in their defense." |
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posted on
04/16/2015 4:45:27 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in Battle!)
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