Don’t be this guy either

Update- they managed to get the bridge opened back up temporarily over the weekend. The bridge was wider than the roadway with wide shoulders. They shifted the travel lanes to the right side and off of the damaged section. It’s still got a beam missing and temporary supports underneath until they can fix it right.

 

When you don't have a pole car....

 

TDOT said bridge repair will be 4 million.

 

shoot, that's pretty cheap. I wonder who failed to ask for envelope?

 

That's a cheap bridge don't they usually go big when they can pretty much plan on someone else paying the tab?

 

I figured they'd try to get free bridge out of it.

 

They might want that but there are laws that determine the liability in this case, if the state's bridge can be made whole by a repair and that repair can be done properly for less money than it costs to replace the bridge than that is the limit of the company's liability.

Just like liability limits in car accidents, if you run into my truck and tear up the hood, I don't get to just make you buy me a new truck, unless you do enough damage to total the truck.

 

Your fingers are faster than mine I guess.