I received a note from the head
engineer of the Bull Shoals bride project who informed me that they
were 'looking at getting an Ox Blue construction webcam' if one was
available. These are Internet accessible cameras that can allow the
public to view to see what the traffic and overall construction
progress looks like. Very cool if that were to happen.
He also wanted to reiterate that they
were not anticipating back-ups beyond the normal morning and
afternoon commutes since the contractor cannot 'close the road during
peak hours'. He stated that it is also the 'contractor’s intent is
to conduct flagging operations during non-peak hours while they pour
the intermediate bents in the lake'.
Finally, he reiterated that 'the only
road closure intended for the project will be the time it is needed
to make the final tie-ins which can take up to 2 weeks'. But, that
they intend to do everything they can ahead of time to greatly
reduce this inconvenience.
I was very happy to hear from them and to know that MODOT and Lehman Construction are doing the absolute best they can to resolve public concerns during the construction phase of a multi million dollar effort that is sure to cause some problems with commuters and emergency personnel even as the engineering experts will be striving to mitigate the pain. www.taneyweather.com
