Whatcha Doin' this Labor Day Lord Jim?

[Joe Guy]

New east span of Bay Bridge set to open Sept. 3

John Wildermuth

Updated 12:04 pm, Thursday, August 15, 2013

(08-15) 12:01 PDT Oakland -- The new east span of the Bay Bridge will open Sept. 3 an oversight committee decided Thursday morning, a decision that will require the bridge to close the evening of Aug. 28 so crews can make last-minute changes in time for the Tuesday morning commute.

The move came after federal officials gave their approval for a temporary plan to fix snapped high-strength steel rods that hold seismic stability structures together.

Thursday's decision came after an oversight panel made up of the top executives of the Bay Area Toll Authority, Caltrans and the California Transportation Commission spent the past few months flip flopping on a fix and an opening date for the $6.4 billion span - first saying a fix would push the opening until December and then another panel coming up with a quick solution now endorsed by federal officials.

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[oldr_n_wsr]

then another panel coming up with a quick solution

Duct tape and crazy glue?

[Joe Guy]

Oh, Jim .....!?

Are you ready for the grand opening?

[Lord Jim]

Don't count your chickens before they're hatched, Joe...

[Joe Guy]

Just helping you get ready for the big weekend Jim.....

[dales]

Don't count your chickens before they're hatched, Joe...

Will you be motoring east towards Oakland on the new span, Jim?

Or will you stubbornly hold tradition and continue to use the canteliver section?

[Joe Guy]

Just checking in, Jim.

Please post pictures of your new political promotions when the bridge opens.

[Lord Jim]

Yeah, well, about that...

[Joe Guy]

If this thing actually opens as scheduled Labor Day weekend, I will put one of these:



On my car for a week....

Fine CP, I'll make it a month....

ETA:

And I'll throw in wearing a Dallas Cowboys wind breaker for a week...

[Guinevere]

http://baybridgeinfo.org

This Labor Day weekend, the Bay Bridge will be closed to take the original East Span out of service and to open the new East Span to traffic. Work will be done at the east (Oakland Touchdown) and west (Yerba Buena Island Transition Structure) ends of the new bridge to connect it to the existing Toll Plaza and Yerba Buena Island, respectively. Crews will also perform essential construction activities, including paving, striping and erecting barrier rail. Throughout the closure, maintenance will work on the West Span, replacing lighting fixtures, cleaning and painting the cable, and repairing finger joints.
While the Bay Bridge was closed during Labor Day weekends in 2006, 2007 and 2009, essential construction work was successfully completed on schedule. Taking advantage of historically light traffic on the bridge during the holiday weekend helps minimize disruptions to motorists, residents and businesses. Experience gained from previous closures will help us perform this construction safely again this year.

We will be expecting you to post photos of the Liz Warren bumper sticker on your car, and you standing next to it in the Cowboys gear.

[Guinevere]

http://baybridgeinfo.org

This Labor Day weekend, the Bay Bridge will be closed to take the original East Span out of service and to open the new East Span to traffic. Work will be done at the east (Oakland Touchdown) and west (Yerba Buena Island Transition Structure) ends of the new bridge to connect it to the existing Toll Plaza and Yerba Buena Island, respectively. Crews will also perform essential construction activities, including paving, striping and erecting barrier rail. Throughout the closure, maintenance will work on the West Span, replacing lighting fixtures, cleaning and painting the cable, and repairing finger joints.
While the Bay Bridge was closed during Labor Day weekends in 2006, 2007 and 2009, essential construction work was successfully completed on schedule. Taking advantage of historically light traffic on the bridge during the holiday weekend helps minimize disruptions to motorists, residents and businesses. Experience gained from previous closures will help us perform this construction safely again this year.

We will be expecting you to post photos of the Liz Warren bumper sticker on your car, and you standing next to it in the Cowboys gear.

[Gob]

Rubbing it in a bit there Guin!!

[Lord Jim]

"When I returned, Mary Jo and the car were gone"...

-The Honorable Edward M Kennedy

[Lord Jim]

Okay, let me make my position very clear here...

I am reneging on my promise...and I'm good with that...

I will not put a (lord give me strength) Elizabeth Warren bumper stripper on my car, or wear a Dallas Cowboy sweat shirt.....

I should rather die...

[Gob]

That can be arranged too.....

[Joe Guy]

Okay, let me make my position very clear here...

I am reneging on my promise...and I'm good with that...

I'm shocked!

I never would have pegged you as a renegger.

But then again that bumper sticker and windbreaker may have caused some serious damage to your fragile ego....

[Lord Jim]

Hey, at least I'm openly admitting that I'm going to man up and do what I said I would...

(Unlike one fellow I know who just slithers away, whenever similarly challenged... )

[Guinevere]

Rubbing it in a bit there Guin!!

Stuttering fingers.....

[Guinevere]

Hey, at least I'm openly admitting that I'm going to man up and do what I said I would...

Isn't that man up and *not* do what you said you would?

[Lord Jim]

Yes...typo....