True urbanists aren’t the ones supporting him. A lot of his base comes from people living in hick states that never have once set foot in NYC or other large cities and simply watch too much FOX and read the Compost, believing everything they hear.
They’re likely going to hold any funds that weren’t disbursed yet hostage, and once the existing stuff dries up, I won’t be surprised if the project stalls until the money resumes. Then comes the inflation and new, higher costs for materials, etc., and then critics will start whining that the project’s becoming “too expensive” and “going over budget and delayed”, yet the idiot-in-chief was the one responsible for it.
lol stop trying to think it through. The felon in chief certainly didn’t. The only thing he thought about was “how can I hurt this state the most?”, and didn’t take anything else into account.
We’re probably a week or two away from the commander-in-chief ordering the National Guard to fill in the parts of the tunnel that have already been dug. They’re trained to follow orders in order to avoid the penalty of dishoronable discharge.
I hope he’s happy when the old tunnels collapse and flood because they can’t fix the tunnels without funding, crippling the regional economy more than it already is thanks to his hand alone. It’ll be his fault but in typical Trump fashion, he’ll blame it on Biden or Obama.
Anyways, the first pours for the Tonnelle Avenue bridge’s final phase is due to be under way soon. Molds for retaining walls and the columns are being set up.
Catenary lines are also being strung on the Portal Bridge. It’s too late for the Orange Idiot to screw this one over at least. Construction is due to wrap up sometime early next year which coincides with the first train using the new bridge.
It’s 60 x 60 feet in width and height and 500 feet long. In addition, most of the excavation is complete and they just completed a major concrete pour for the walls and floor.
Found a new Portal Bridge video update on YouTube:
The catenary has made it across the full span and the outer track looks like it’s just about ready to be hooked up to the existing track. Track signals are also being installed, further indicating the bridge is on it’s way to opening next year.
I still cannot confirm if the catenary will be constant-tension or not. It doesn’t appear to be so at this time as I don’t see the typical tension weights found on constant-tension installations.
Of course, I inspected the Hudson Yards Casing 3. There’s plenty of excavation going on, and following the pour, the tunnel benchwalls are visible, and other structures that were put in.
Tonnelle Avenue was also busy after viewing the live cams and while I didn’t get pictures from when the train went over Portal Bridge, that site as well was quite active, too.
Train riders can see the new Tonnelle Avenue bridge from the train. In the coming months, things will get exciting as the TBMs near completion and are to be tested and shipped to the site.
