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CSX Corporation and Councilman Kenyatta Johnson announced Wednesday a multiyear project to restore the condition and appearance of the long crumbling 25th Street Viaduct.

http://planphilly.com/articles/2015/04/08/csx-and-kenyatta-johnson-announce-plans-to-rebuild-25th-street-viaduct

The rehab work will occur in four phases. Starting sometime in the next few weeks, the first phase will install a debris shield a net under the bridge to catch falling concrete. That step alone will cost $4 million and should be complete by the end of the year. The next three steps repairing the drainage system, replacing the parapet walls, and resurfacing the underside of the bridge will take somewhere between three to five years.

 Can phuture councilman PhFreddie bring home the bacon?? At least he has an "in" with the big Playa in town...

 

 



-- Edited by Calvin on Wednesday 8th of April 2015 03:45:58 PM

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That might be the most spin spun article ever written.

Councilman Johnson said the project was the culmination of several years of advocacy.

Following the January 20, 2014 train derailment that left 7 railcars dangling over the Schuylkill River, Johnson called for hearings on the safety of Philadelphias railroads carrying oil.

Following the horrific 2013 oil train explosion that killed 47 people in a small Quebec town and another derailment and explosion in West Virginia in February, concerns over oil train safety in Philadelphia have been high. The bridge carries an average of 20 trains a day, many of them carrying the same type of crude oil that exploded in Quebec and West Virginia

Goetz emphasized that the bridge is structurally sound and safe. It is, in fact, overbuilt for its current use, having been designed to carry extremely heavy iron ore and coal trains.

 

Rainwater on the viaduct is supposed to drain through the columns, but that system has been blocked for many years, causing water to spill over the sides. That, in turn, caused the cracking and crumbling concrete.

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Councilman Johnson said the project was the culmination of several years of advocacy.

Goetz emphasized that the bridge is structurally sound and safe. It is, in fact, overbuilt for its current use, having been designed to carry extremely heavy iron ore and coal trains.

CSX decided to restore the bridge following an end-to-end inspection late last year, said Goetz.

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Pipes post deserves a prize.... smile



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FMB wrote:

Pipes post deserves a prize.... smile


 Snippy agrees that the post contained the fundamental facets of the graphic bj.com experience.

Snippy points out the brilliance of CSX VP Bernie "Shooter" Goetz (Can VPs win The Bromley Award?):

Goetz emphasized that the bridge is structurally sound and safe. It is, in fact, overbuilt for its current use, having been designed to carry extremely heavy iron ore and coal trains.

The Main1 thing to remember is that a ton of iron ore and/or a ton of coal is much heavier than a ton of oil.



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