I could do a whole post on the views seen from the car window but this one from my girlfriend was perhaps the best as we drove over the Sunshine
Skyway Bridge.
The DOT rates
the Skyway bridge as «fracture critical» while the Federal Highway Administration classifies the bridge as «functionally obsolete.»
Not exact matches
Monday morning at Canalside with the soaring
bridge overhead, Higgins called on the DOT to consider alternatives to costly maintenance, including replacing the
Skyway.
Higgins said it would actually be less expensive to build a new
bridge rather than spending money on maintaining the
Skyway for the next 50 years.
The South Buffalo Democrat is asking the DOT to look at alternatives including replacing the
Skyway with a new Harbor
Bridge which he says would cost about $ 75 million.
The congressman pointed to the DOT's own 2008
Skyway Management Study and
bridge data to argue that an infrastructure overhaul is needed based on the waterfront's development needs.
A view of Fuhrmann Boulevard, which was recently updated in a $ 65 million investment, and the
Skyway, which Congressman Brian Higgins says is among numerous local roads and
bridges deemed either structurally deficient or obsolete.
The Buffalo Democrat says the
Skyway is «functionally obsolete» and removing the
bridge over the Buffalo River will open up 27 acres downtown for development.
That's when parts of the
Skyway will be closed for a $ 29 million
bridge rehab that will take two summers to complete.
(WBEN) As the
Skyway reconstruction swings into full gear, there will also be new work on two of the
bridges that go over the 400.
He points out that engineers have labeled the
Skyway «structurally deficient» «functionally obsolete» and «fracture critical» which he says adds up to the same conclusion the
bridge needs to be replaced with something newer, safer and more efficient.
Hazyview
Skyways: +27 (0) 82 825-0209 Pioneer's Butcher and Grill: +27 (0) 13 737-7397 Induna Adventures: +27 (0) 13 737-8308 Kuka: +27 (0) 13 737 6957 Tanks: +27 (0) 71 689-5134 Windmill Wine Shop: +27 (0) 13 737-8175 Rendezvous Tourism Centre: +27 (0) 13 737-7414 Summerfields Spa: +27 (0) 13 737-6500 Perry's
Bridge Trading Centre: +27 (0) 13 737-6929 Shangana Cultural Village Tour: +27 (0) 13 737-7000 or +27 (0) 13 737-6970
OTHER attractions include Kaapsehoop Horse Trails; Chimp Eden, Reptile Park at Perry's
Bridge, Big Swing at Graskop, Zipline with
Skyway Trails; Hoedspruit Research and Breeding Centre; Moholoholo Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre; Sudwala Caves; Silk Farm and Weavery; Hot Air Ballooning with «Balloons Over Africa».