Pedestrians took over both lanes for grand opening of the Lake Champlian Bridge in November. Photo by Mark Kurtz.<\/p><\/div>\n
The paper says you can see some of the cracks in the pillars with the naked eye.<\/p>\n
Not to worry, the NYSDOT says the cracks are nothing to worry about, and don\u2019t need fixing. They\u2019re considered \u201croutine\u201d in new concrete.<\/p>\n
There is superficial hairline concrete cracking, which routinely occurs on all newly poured concrete bridges.\u00a0Such hairline cracks are normal and do not affect the safety or structural integrity of the bridge.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
According to the Press Republican, traffic across the news bridge is about 3400 vehicles\u00a0 a day. The loss of the 1929 span had forced all those commuters, tourists, cyclists and neighbors to take the very long way around the long, skinny lake.<\/p>\n
It was no wonder the new bridge was greeted with joy on both sides of the Lake when it opened in November, barely over two years after the old bridge was abruptly declared unsafe at any speed, or weight, and closed for good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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