Bridge Finished by the 26th
By Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
Atlanta, Georgia
May 1, 2017 9:02pm CST
I read in the Atlanta Journal that the 1-85 bridge will be finished by the 26th of this May. Traffic has been so terrible, I know it will be a huge relief especially those going into Atlanta to work. I spoke to my grandson last night and he said he and his dad are spending so much time on the road. They leave in the dark and get home in the dark.
They don't actually travel on 1-85 but everyone who does have other roads overflowing. And there have been wrecks which holds everyone up. It is fast work, though. I thought the bridge wouldn't be finished for several months. But they have crews working day and night. I've forgotten just how much the bridge repair costs but it is a huge amount.Thank goodness we haven't had to travel in that direction. How is traffic where you are?
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@nitsbubb (1308)
• Pune, India
5 May 17
I have a farmhouse around 35KMs from my house. The road was always traffic jammed because of the flyover construction which was going on for the past 4 years. Few days back we went the same road and WoW, the bridge was already opened up for the public. And believe me, what it use to take 40 minutes to cross the distance of 2km, I could reach the farmhouse within 30-45minutes.
Initially we all do suffer with such constructions but the end is always good.
But you say it right, if you were luck not to have any work on 1-85.
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@nitsbubb (1308)
• Pune, India
6 May 17
@RubyHawk No, you are wrong, 'Heavy' is the wrong word for the traffic in our country! You can use the word "congested"! Yes, tons & tons of Iron moves in our country, (may be manufactured by Laxmi Mittal) in the form of vehicles! Ha Ha, just wrote something funny(?)!!
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
2 May 17
even if my city here is not as busy as in the capital city, traffic is so toxic. that is why i don't drive when i go to the city. i ride in a tricycle, the main mode of transportation here in my place.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
4 May 17
@RubyHawk yes, and we have some tricycle drivers here who are not defensive drivers; they drive like crazy, and charge the passengers more than the usual fees.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
5 May 17
@ridingbet We only have taxi drivers here and they charge a fortune.
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
2 May 17
Traffic has been bad when going to Forest Grove from where we live we have had to take the back way they are bulding a roundabout so alot of construction
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
4 May 17
@RubyHawk Yeah this is the second one in a short distance from one another so it's really frustrating i do not understand why they did the second one.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
4 May 17
@chrissbergstrom roundabouts are confusing to me. I'm not used to them, but I suppose I will be soon.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
2 May 17
Good that they are getting the work done quickly so it can be opened to traffic again soon. The is so many road repairs going in around here so there are lots of detours in the morning and after work.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
2 May 17
@Happy2BeMe we have heavy traffic anyway. We go north rather than south if possible.
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@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
2 May 17
Great the bridge is done and you won't be facing any inconvenience, here in India nothing changes whether you have good roads or bad traffic is always there as our population
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
3 May 17
@nitirrbb7 Wish I could. But I'm stuck at home.
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@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
2 May 17
@RubyHawk It certainly is without a doubt, I would most welcome you to have a look for the same soon.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
2 May 17
It's the summer season here and it's also a school vacation. So it's usually in this season that road repairs are being done because there's less traffic jam on the road during school vacations. There's not much of a traffic jam here.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
2 May 17
Oh yes I saw that when it was on fire.
I am glad it will be finished and that you dont have to go that way.
They are working mighty fast.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
6 May 17
@LoriAMoore If you're sure you want to deal with all the traffic. Traffic where I live now is heavy but when I lived in a small town it was easy driving.
@LadyDuck (457412)
• Switzerland
2 May 17
I remember I told you they were going to build the bridge in less time than you thought. The traffic where we are is horrible, there are 65,000 workers coming in from Italy every day. They have to get up at 5 in the morning and they are back late in the night, because the traffic is so bad.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
2 May 17
I wouldnt want to travel in that direction with them working on it.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
2 May 17
@Courtlynn I don't intend to go down that way anytime soon.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
2 May 17
for some reason it doesn't seem to be as bad as when i first moved in but then that could be it just doesn't bother me as much. i no longer drive so i would have to ask daughter. yes they really do seem to rush construction a lot more then they used to. i just hope the rush doesn't compromise the safety
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