OCEAN CITY -- Taking advantage of a tight window between Springfest and Memorial Day weekends, State Highway Administration (SHA) officials said this week they will begin an inspection and load testing of the Route 90 bridge next month that could cause traffic delays for motorists traveling in and out of Ocean City.
In advance of an anticipated routine rehabilitation project next fall, SHA engineers will conduct an inspection of the Route 90 bridge over the Assawoman Bay and the entrance to Ocean City starting May 6 and concluding Friday, May 10, weather permitting. SHA officials had originally scheduled the project for next week, but reworked the plan after concerns were raised about the potential impact on traffic heading to the resort in advance of Springfest weekend, which is set to begin Friday, May 2. As a result, the new schedule includes the week beginning Monday, May 6 and should be wrapped up by the following Friday.
“We were made aware of the potential conflict in the week leading up to Springfest, and we moved the project back a week to minimize any delays and inconveniences,” said SHA spokesman Charlie Gischlar this week. “We’re hopefully going to get in and out of there and get our work done quickly before the season really gets started.”
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Oh, why didn't they wait until July to test at the height of the season? It's probably for the same reason the govt. repairs roads right at the start of school.
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Scheduled for May? Yeah, we wouldn't want to schedule it for early October, now, would we? I mean that would give too much time for repairs before the weather gets too bad and in plenty of time to be open and ready for the next tourist season! Naw, a few days before season is plenty of time, and there's no traffic there before Memorial Day, anyway....
ReplyDeleteWhat's the saying? "Poor planning on your part doesn't make it an emergency on my part".