December 25, 2012

‘Big old bombs’ of snow and ice create havoc on new Port Mann Bridge

     Very interesting article from the Globe and Mail website on the new Port Mann Bridge in Canada, British Columbia. Canada's newest bridge has dropped "ice bombs" onto it's deck, damaging vehicles, injuring people and ringing up thousands in damages. Seems the design let's it collect ice on the cables during bad icy weather. The Port Mann is the second-longest cable-supported span in the world costing $3.3 billion. Chunks fell from the cables during a snowstorm, resulting in at least 100 insurance claims. 

Check out the article by Andrea Woo in the Globe and Mail.

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