Bridge pier sags, closed indefinitely, 40k cars/day diverted: not Quebec

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http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/26/us/wisconsin-bridge-sagging/

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(CNN) - Call it the "cheese dip."

A 400-foot section of the Leo Frigo Bridge -- named after a late Wisconsin cheese scion -- suddenly sagged Wednesday, forcing police to close off the span that carries Interstate 43 over the Fox River some 120 feet below.

"There's a part that's sagging," a motorist told an incredulous 911 operator, according to recordings posted by CNN affiliate WLUK.

"A part that's sagging?" the operator asked.

"Instead of a bump, it's a dip," the driver said.

How safe is that bridge you're driving over?

It appears that one of the piers holding up the bridge sank about 2 feet into the ground, Gov. Scott Walker told reporters Wednesday.

The bridge, which carries 40,000 cars a day, will be closed indefinitely, state officials said.

"We understand the disruption this is going to cause to traffic," Wisconsin Transportation Secretary Mark Gottlieb told reporters Wednesday.

The bridge was built in 1980 and last inspected in August 2012, declared sound and renovated shortly thereafter, said Kim Rudat, regional communications manager for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
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Dubweiser le défenseur du Québec, à l'oeuvre

une chance t'as meme précisé dans to titre que c'était pas au Québec pour etre certain.
 
still didn't fall like the viaduc in laval a few years ago..and bits and pieces daily in ville marie tunnel...in quebec WE ROCK
 
logik23 if Pauline had a cock..you would suck her twice a day...you're so in love with this shitty province.
 
Because I don't blindly shit on this province?

Everyone here complains constantly about problems in Quebec and act like it's a turd surrounded by paradise.

Well sorry to break it to you, but the entire world is a turd, not just Quebec. Every country and every province and every state has major problems.
 
Ya but here most of the people that live here are also turds. Who the fuck would vote for PQ anyways?
 
People voted fe the PQ out of desperation. They were so fucking tired of getting screwed by the Liberals, they saw the PQ as the only alternative.

In hindsight, it might not have been the best choice, but then again, it was the only choice. The CAQ would never have won ad the liberals just had to go.

It's like chemotherapy, yeah, it fucking sucks, but it's the only way to fight cancer. (Inb4 silver flakes) You suffer through chemo to then go back to being healthy.

We are in the chemo phase now, soon it'll be over and we can make a better choice.
 
chemo is supposed to help cure cancer. I think we're still in the sitting-on-a-barrel-of-plutonium phase.
language law, new charter, certainly are not helping.
Today in downtown, there were people protesting against the Marois govt.
lol. the same red squares who voted for her.
 
I see it as the only choice, not the best choice or even a good choice, but the only choice. Now that Charest is out, we can work towards kicking Marois out.
 
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