New North Washington Street Bridge delayed due to bad welds

By adamg on Thu, 01/20/2022 - 11:38am

The Charlestown Patriot-Bridge reports that "several recently installed beams" were not welded correctly in the new bridge between the North End and Charlestown.

Neighborhoods:

Charlestown

North End

Topics:

Driving

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North Washington Street Bridge

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Comments

Testing

By ElizaLeila on Thu, 01/20/2022 - 1:25pm.

The testing and inspections work. Glad to find this now rather than later when the bridge is open for full use.

They're going for the bridge!

By dd808 on Thu, 01/20/2022 - 8:20pm.

They're going for the bridge!...

Close the bridge!

By adamg on Thu, 01/20/2022 - 9:07pm.

Will there be a separate

By anon on Thu, 01/20/2022 - 10:19pm.

Will there be a separate pedestrian and bike section on new bridge ?

Yes

By Camberville on Fri, 01/21/2022 - 1:17am.

See page 27.

https://www.mass.gov/doc/north-washington-street-bridge-presentation-fro...

Hope the Labor Department

By anon on Fri, 01/21/2022 - 4:07pm.

Hope the Labor Department investigates that union.

Odd, the responsible parties

By anon on Fri, 01/21/2022 - 4:11pm.

Odd, the responsible parties aren't named.