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Saturday, August 09, 2014

Major Route 50 Bridge Fix To Wait Till After Summer

OCEAN CITY — Long term repairs to the failing part on the draw span of the Route 50 Bridge will take place this fall or early winter, according to State Highway Administration (SHA) officials, although no firm timetable or the scope of the potential interruptions to traffic both on the bridge and in the water have been determined.

In the wake of the July 26 failure of the Route 50 Bridge, which was stuck in the open position for about five hours at the peak time on a peak Saturday, SHA engineers determined the failure was caused by a cracked mount on the draw span’s drive shaft. The cracked mount was temporarily repaired that night and into the next morning in order to render the drawbridge serviceable and SHA officials remain confident the temporary fix will operate properly until large, long-term repairs are made.

SHA and its private sector engineering firm that maintains the bridge determined the failed mount and three others on each corner of the drawbridge would ultimately need to be replaced. Replacing and repairing the four drive shaft mounts will likely take several hours, perhaps even overnight, leaving SHA officials with a decision to make on the timing.

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6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Just keep those "Hand Cranks" ready until then! LOL!

Anonymous said...

C'mon, it is more fun to waste the high price of Obama's Gasoline that he makes millions selling to the Tea Party of America....

Anonymous said...

They could do it labor day weekend. End the summer with a bang.

Anonymous said...

Wise and sound judgement by OC officials as usual.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous Anonymous said...
C'mon, it is more fun to waste the high price of Obama's Gasoline that he makes millions selling to the Tea Party of America....

August 9, 2014 at 4:51 PM

now there is an intelligent comment lol. I guess all the other political parties get fuel at a discount? lol

Anonymous said...

Since it's a state bridge, I doubt Ocean City had anything to do with it.