What could go wrong? A fair bit when planning is not smart or just common sense ?
An Interesting Story - The Story BridgeConcrete and steel specifications in 1973 no longer meet modern standards, so while the Riverside Expressway is safe, it would have been built at a higher standard had it opened in 2023. A repeat of 2007 at some point in the next few decades is not beyond the realms of possibility.
The fact is, the road network has already reached its half-life, which means we have until the mid-2070s – by which point I’d be statistically likely to have fallen off the perch – to come up with a long-lasting solution.
Of course, in any piece of major infrastructure, design lives can be extended through maintenance and improvements, but that’s not what should be happening in this case.
The footpaths on either side of the bridge wereclosed in March as Cyclone Alfred approached, and have remained closed since. Months on, we stilldon’t know when they’ll reopenwith theBrisbane City Council citing “extreme risks”associated with concrete falling off the structure.
This could go in Jokes in the NON Ha HA section perhaps?
