Monday, February 18, 2008

Ohio's Bridges in Trouble

A local TV station, 10TV.com, investigated the problems with the state bridges. According to an investigative report done by Paul Aker, Ohio's bridges are in terrible condition. Here is a tidbit from the report:

.....Drivers have no clue that beneath them a bridge crossbeam vibrates after it divorced its steel base. A corrosive coating of rust appears to be the culprit.

It is part of a $60 to $90 million problem statewide.

A corrosion consultant hired by the Ohio Department of Transportation inspected 500 bridges statewide. The consultant turned up 80 percent, or 300, that proved to have flawed paint jobs, said spokesman Scott Varner....

The construction on the bridges was completed in 2006 during the Taft administration. Surprise. Surprise.