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April 5, 2006

Weather concerns delay bridge demolition

Demolition teams require three successive days of good weather to destroy the old Jamestown Bridge.

State officials announced today that the demolition planned for next Tuesday has been postponed for a week because forecasts are calling for poor weather. And they warned that further delays may be follow.

The state "knows that this demolition is anxiously anticipated, but weather and safety have been, and will continue to be, factors in taking the old Jamestown Bridge down," said Department of Transportation Director James R. Capaldi in a statement.

Demolition experts require "three continuous good weather days" to go forward with the controlled detonation of 350 explosive charges that will dismantle the old bridge.

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 4:32 PM | Permalink

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