Not all APA commissioners support abandoning the rusty rails.
"I understand DOT's approach to standardize, but I saw them putting up new rustic rails on the Taconic Parkway last week," APA Commissioner Jim Townsend told DOT officials July 9. "We assume that this is a special place and the appearance is important."
Carrier said that DOT is indeed installing some Cor-Ten rails on the Taconic Parkway, but it is due to a contract that was signed with a construction firm prior to the realization of the widespread guardrail failure.
Bridges, including the New River Gorge Bridge - the highest vehicular bridge in the Americas - have been constructed with Cor-Ten.
Carrier was asked Friday how widespread the use of Cor-Ten was in bridges in New York State, but by Tuesday, he had not provided an answer. (Journal Editor Thom Randall contributed to this report.)
Prev Next
Comments
Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.
Sign in to comment
Or login with:
OpenID