Comments on: Section Of New Three Mile Bridge Is Missing Following Hurricane Sally; Crane Also Collapses Onto Bridge http://www.northescambia.com/2020/09/section-of-new-three-mile-bridge-is-missing-follow-sally-crane-also-collapses-onto-bridge Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:25:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Charlie http://www.northescambia.com/2020/09/section-of-new-three-mile-bridge-is-missing-follow-sally-crane-also-collapses-onto-bridge/comment-page-1#comment-428196 Charlie Tue, 22 Sep 2020 00:22:35 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=416810#comment-428196 In a previous comment I mentioned that besides the bridge contractor, the NAS Pensacola base Commander was surprised by the unexpected last minute change in expected course & near Cat 3 strength of Sally. It did a bunch of damage there & I have seen little coverage & photos, other than one source. Nothing at all mentioned about the World Class Air Museum & all of the many exposed aircraft parked outside on the ramp area. William or anyone, any word about that? In a previous comment I mentioned that besides the bridge contractor, the NAS Pensacola base Commander was surprised by the unexpected last minute change in expected course & near Cat 3 strength of Sally. It did a bunch of damage there & I have seen little coverage & photos, other than one source. Nothing at all mentioned about the World Class Air Museum & all of the many exposed aircraft parked outside on the ramp area. William or anyone, any word about that?

]]> By: Charlie http://www.northescambia.com/2020/09/section-of-new-three-mile-bridge-is-missing-follow-sally-crane-also-collapses-onto-bridge/comment-page-1#comment-428192 Charlie Mon, 21 Sep 2020 23:57:22 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=416810#comment-428192 For those wondering why the barges were not moved to a safe location, I ask everyone why I see numerous vehicle after vehicle parked everywhere, with water up to their roof tops. Why were these left in areas to be flooded, & with a little effort not moved to a safe location? Are these the same flooded vehicle owners now asking why the barges were not moved? Wouldn't surprise me a bit. For those wondering why the barges were not moved to a safe location, I ask everyone why I see numerous vehicle after vehicle parked everywhere, with water up to their roof tops. Why were these left in areas to be flooded, & with a little effort not moved to a safe location? Are these the same flooded vehicle owners now asking why the barges were not moved? Wouldn’t surprise me a bit.

]]> By: Charlie http://www.northescambia.com/2020/09/section-of-new-three-mile-bridge-is-missing-follow-sally-crane-also-collapses-onto-bridge/comment-page-1#comment-428187 Charlie Mon, 21 Sep 2020 23:36:27 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=416810#comment-428187 About half of the commenters need to read & research before commenting. I have heard & read from a number of sources that the contractor Skanska does major projects worldwide, & has an overall high reputation for doing a great job. Just as I read that the Commander of NAS Pensacola stated they were totally caught off guard by the UNEXPECTED turn of events & going by government official weather forecast, so was the contractor. How many of YOU expected this hurricane to change to a near Cat. 3 & abruptly change course? Not many I guess, & neither did I. Before doing the blame game, it was NOT the force of the hurricane that did the damage as some think. It was totally the loose barges. They simply did not have time to safely move them. A bad guess on their part? Maybe. Moving them would cost lost time & money & according to the latest available forecast track, an unnecessary waste. Do any of you know or understand the logistics involved in moving barges at the last minute? The crane mounted on a barge didn't really do much damage to the bridge, but mostly to itself. It fell when the barge it was mounted on went under the span & it caught on the span & toppled. There were actually two large sections of the bridge lost, done by two different barges, & not just one. I just love reading the comments from the Monday morning quarterbacks. About half of the commenters need to read & research before commenting. I have heard & read from a number of sources that the contractor Skanska does major projects worldwide, & has an overall high reputation for doing a great job. Just as I read that the Commander of NAS Pensacola stated they were totally caught off guard by the UNEXPECTED turn of events & going by government official weather forecast, so was the contractor. How many of YOU expected this hurricane to change to a near Cat. 3 & abruptly change course? Not many I guess, & neither did I. Before doing the blame game, it was NOT the force of the hurricane that did the damage as some think. It was totally the loose barges. They simply did not have time to safely move them. A bad guess on their part? Maybe. Moving them would cost lost time & money & according to the latest available forecast track, an unnecessary waste. Do any of you know or understand the logistics involved in moving barges at the last minute? The crane mounted on a barge didn’t really do much damage to the bridge, but mostly to itself. It fell when the barge it was mounted on went under the span & it caught on the span & toppled. There were actually two large sections of the bridge lost, done by two different barges, & not just one. I just love reading the comments from the Monday morning quarterbacks.

]]> By: Thomas May http://www.northescambia.com/2020/09/section-of-new-three-mile-bridge-is-missing-follow-sally-crane-also-collapses-onto-bridge/comment-page-1#comment-427896 Thomas May Sat, 19 Sep 2020 13:20:00 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=416810#comment-427896 They need to fire the individual(s) who decide to use FEMA and State funds to pay Skanska for this. It will set a precedent and every contractor will follow. If they can loosely "tie-off" barges and get paid in this instance, what contractor wouldn't follow their example in the future so they won't have to be responsible? They need to fire the individual(s) who decide to use FEMA and State funds to pay Skanska for this. It will set a precedent and every contractor will follow. If they can loosely “tie-off” barges and get paid in this instance, what contractor wouldn’t follow their example in the future so they won’t have to be responsible?

]]> By: Bewildered http://www.northescambia.com/2020/09/section-of-new-three-mile-bridge-is-missing-follow-sally-crane-also-collapses-onto-bridge/comment-page-1#comment-427829 Bewildered Fri, 18 Sep 2020 23:12:02 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=416810#comment-427829 Our local news channel sure downplayed the storm and was busy Trump bashing instead. Therefore this storm caught a lot of people by surprise. Lots has changed since Ivan as far as covering what is important - not for the better Our local news channel sure downplayed the storm and was busy Trump bashing instead. Therefore this storm caught a lot of people by surprise. Lots has changed since Ivan as far as covering what is important – not for the better

]]> By: Mike Tingle http://www.northescambia.com/2020/09/section-of-new-three-mile-bridge-is-missing-follow-sally-crane-also-collapses-onto-bridge/comment-page-1#comment-427719 Mike Tingle Fri, 18 Sep 2020 05:38:49 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=416810#comment-427719 How this bridge passed critical inspections has to be suspicious at best. There is no way this bridge would have passed strict thorough inspections. No way. This borders on fraud last year I took many photos of the shoddy workmanship with the new bridge. Sections installed with what appeared to be large areas of the concrete not even set. It had appeared damp. They covered those areas in paint. I noticed how the pilings where not square and when I first drove across it I felt like I was on a steep bank on a race track. Anyone notice how the lane leaning hard one way then not then again leaning. I'm not an engineer but even I can tell when something is not square. This new bridge has been the biggest disappointment. I told my wife a year ago something just wasn't right with the bridge. I hope it doesn't take a lawsuit to have the entire bridge fully repaired correctly and inspected by out of town inspectors. I hope I am wrong. But the result speaks volumes How this bridge passed critical inspections has to be suspicious at best. There is no way this bridge would have passed strict thorough inspections. No way. This borders on fraud

last year I took many photos of the shoddy workmanship with the new bridge. Sections installed with what appeared to be large areas of the concrete not even set. It had appeared damp. They covered those areas in paint. I noticed how the pilings where not square and when I first drove across it I felt like I was on a steep bank on a race track. Anyone notice how the lane leaning hard one way then not then again leaning. I’m not an engineer but even I can tell when something is not square. This new bridge has been the biggest disappointment. I told my wife a year ago something just wasn’t right with the bridge. I hope it doesn’t take a lawsuit to have the entire bridge fully repaired correctly and inspected by out of town inspectors. I hope I am wrong. But the result speaks volumes

]]> By: B. Weaver http://www.northescambia.com/2020/09/section-of-new-three-mile-bridge-is-missing-follow-sally-crane-also-collapses-onto-bridge/comment-page-1#comment-427702 B. Weaver Fri, 18 Sep 2020 00:46:31 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=416810#comment-427702 I hope it's still under warranty. I hope it’s still under warranty.

]]> By: Well http://www.northescambia.com/2020/09/section-of-new-three-mile-bridge-is-missing-follow-sally-crane-also-collapses-onto-bridge/comment-page-1#comment-427692 Well Thu, 17 Sep 2020 23:10:36 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=416810#comment-427692 As Hancock said........ Good Job, Good Job As Hancock said……..

Good Job, Good Job

]]> By: Tabby http://www.northescambia.com/2020/09/section-of-new-three-mile-bridge-is-missing-follow-sally-crane-also-collapses-onto-bridge/comment-page-1#comment-427679 Tabby Thu, 17 Sep 2020 21:43:25 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=416810#comment-427679 @Arnold, I agree. However, I call folks that have been here 20 years tourists. They complain about new changes, like many folks out on Perdido Key. I think to myself, "before you folks came with all your condominiums, we could drive our truck out on Johnson's Beach, build a fire, and camp." Now, we can't do a darn thing we "used" to because of all the "tourists". @Arnold, I agree. However, I call folks that have been here 20 years tourists. They complain about new changes, like many folks out on Perdido Key. I think to myself, “before you folks came with all your condominiums, we could drive our truck out on Johnson’s Beach, build a fire, and camp.” Now, we can’t do a darn thing we “used” to because of all the “tourists”.

]]> By: Tabby http://www.northescambia.com/2020/09/section-of-new-three-mile-bridge-is-missing-follow-sally-crane-also-collapses-onto-bridge/comment-page-1#comment-427678 Tabby Thu, 17 Sep 2020 21:42:46 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=416810#comment-427678 @Arnold, I agree @Arnold, I agree

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