Seattlest: A Piece of the Viaduct Just Fell Off

TroyJMorris

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:59:36 -0800

Wow. really? Cones. That was their answer? And MvB, I didn't know it was a sandwich. This means we should drink in celebration, not shame!

MvB

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:49:52 -0800

"It didn't fall--it was PUSHED!" @Troy: well, I was checking in via my iPhone, but formatting a pic for a post is too time consuming on a phone. And there was a sandwich to be eaten! @Saxtor: Benign neglect, huh? I kinda believe it. I don't know if it's malevolent, but I bet when it comes to thinking whether or not to spend money it, it's easier not to spend it on something that's coming down. Same deal with maintenance on the Monorail. You'd think some enterprising citizen would have collected the bare wire and sold it by now.

Saxtor

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:42:40 -0800

This isn't the only hazard lately. Just a few feet South of the Southbound viaduct onramp at Western and Blanchard, here has been this piece of electrical conduit sitting askew for a few weeks. Every now and then, a good samaritan will come by and prop it upright, only to have it fall askew again. Big deal, right? On Friday, all that changed. It fell again, but this time it took appx. 40+ feet of wire with it that had been running up the viaduct's support leg, and a few feet along the bottom-side of the viaduct itself. All that wire is now laying on the sidewalk, causing pedestrians to have to walk into the street to avoid stepping through a pile of bare wire and conduit. There were six or so cones drawing attention to the wire, but after the Belltown weekend revelers (read: morons), it appears the cones were worn as hats at some point in the evening as all but one of them is now missing. Sure, it's not hundreds of pounds of concrete falling, but it is still appalling. I guess that's just their strategy; let it fall to pieces and then they'll HAVE to do something about it.

TroyJMorris

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:37:29 -0800

Lunch?! Aren't you a blogger? Aren't you supposed to be wired in 24/7. For shame. Now we'll just have to drink a little bit more to deal with the shame.

MvB

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:10:41 -0800

I'm on it, Troy. I was literally out to lunch.

TroyJMorris

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:43:39 -0800

MvB - check your photo contributions. Someone posted some high quality stuff.

ChrisB

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:40:05 -0800

I went on the walking tour this time around (with my camera). I think a kid with a slingshot could take the Viaduct down now.

Patrick

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:23:10 -0800

A single drunk driver could knock the whole thing down!

jessejb

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:10:19 -0800

Lets hire a blue ribbon commission to write a report about it first.

TroyJMorris

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:00:01 -0800

Still not scared. Some drunk person probably hit it.

bazcat

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:42:55 -0800