Comments on: Causeway Is Now Closed As Of 10.40am Friday

By: Shawn S

Shawn S — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 17:17:56 +0000

No i think if we build a proper bridge that we will not have to worry about it as much when a hurricane or storm comes cross. Having the main way on and off the island not being able to get to due to damage is a huge problem when it happens.
Plus people should not be out and about in this type of weather anyway.
And also has anyone ever thought why they dont close the Watford Bridge. At a time like this just wondering.

By: Kunta

Kunta — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 15:48:40 +0000

Thank you Col. Burch for setting de pace.

By: bdaboy

bdaboy — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 13:13:42 +0000

cubic gallons? yes, a nice big bridge should be built, but who would pay for it?

By: P. Eng

P. Eng — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:17:14 +0000

So you think if we built a “proper bridge” that the winds would not affect the cars/bikes driving across?

By: CommonensenBda

CommonensenBda — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 10:26:24 +0000

With a hurricane approaching that is stronger than Fabian, the proper thing should have been closure last night at midnight. You can’t see anything at that hour, and you know that jack-e-bo’s will be out Sightseeing instead of securing their houses, wait to see the jack’s on the Causeway Friday morning!

By: Carlton Smith

Carlton Smith — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:02:38 +0000

Amazingly, despite countless aerial shots, they still can’t realise that thr Causeway is NOT a bridge, but more like a DAM that you drive across.

This dam is in the middle of a HUGE body of water that is a natural “flow through between two shores.

The lowlying Causeway Dam represents an almost solid OBSTACLE to the flow of the water and current. As a result it also ends up bearing extra force from it’s own resistance to millions of cubic gallons of water per minute from the broadside and over the top.

The only real solution would be to build a span type bridge on pylons with the roadway approx 10 feet above sea level, spacing the pylons out sufficiently to allow the surging water to simply pass through underneath.

Spread out pylons will give far less surface area to build resistance and thus the pressure on the bridge by the ocean would be significantly reduced.

By: Chief

Chief — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 02:15:27 +0000

Has anyone ever thought of buildin a tunnel that actually goes under the water?? Like the lincoln tunnel

By: Duane P Santucci

Duane P Santucci — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 00:04:31 +0000

Tonight and tomorrow is not the anniversary of hurricane Fabian, but it sure feels like it, and to the families and friends who lost their loved ones the last time we had a hurricane of this magnitude, my thoughts and prayers are with you.

I have heard a lot of ministers say that time heals all wounds, and regardless of saying it or not, I don’t for one believe it because it still hurts like crazy. just the fact that we are mentioning a cause way that still has not been given the proper assessment and done away with 10 years on is pathetic. this just like the airport is a capital project that will only cost us greater the longer we avoid dealing with their replacements.

To the families, friends and loved ones tonight may be a reminder and tomorrow may be a reflection, but it only reminds us that we can make it and we will press on.

By: Christopher James

Christopher James — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 23:47:56 +0000

Shawn: If PLP hadn’t spent all our $$$$$ we might be able to afford one.

By: Um....

Um.... — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 23:35:30 +0000

Or you may have more people on the roads. At least if it’s closed, it will deter people from even trying to go there to take pictures and what not. A better bridge should be built at some point but it will probably still be closed during storms like this.

By: Shawn S

Shawn S — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 22:55:36 +0000

Man if they build a proper bridge will not have to do this.

By: Triangle Drifter

Triangle Drifter — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:47:26 +0000

Someday we will have a causeway that is virtually all weather being at least 10′ higher than today’s bridge & allowing waves to pass right under it.

By: TSOL

TSOL — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:18:26 +0000

If this storm brings Fabian strength winds the causeway will have similar damage and the bailey bridge will probably collapse. I’m very grateful I don’t live in St. Georges this time round. Keep your heads down and stay safe.