Des Plaines River Bridge On I-80 Found Structurally 'Intolerable'

[TexasTowelie]

CHICAGO (CBS)– A day after a cracked beam was discovered in a Lake Shore Drive bridge, CBS 2 investigated another bridge in desperate need of repair.

Last spring, inspectors found the Des Plaines River bridge on I-80 in Joliet in such bad shape, it may need to close.

Several months later, nothing has been done to repair the issues.

More than 42,000 drivers drive across Des Plaines River bridge everyday, and the most recent inspection reports reveal serious safety concerns.

Read more: https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/02/13/des-plaines-river-bridge-structurally-intolerable/

[saidsimplesimon]

1. What's in going to take

for people to demand funding for life saving infrastructure building, maintenance and repair? Please don't let it be another deadly, more costly bridge collapse. imo

[ProfessorGAC]

2. If That Bridge Closes...

...getting east and west through Joilet will be amongst the worst traffic in the state.
There is only one way around that bridge for heavy truck traffic. (I live around 12 miles from that I-80 bridge)