What is going on with the I35/Hwy 30 interchange?

[JP4CY]

Yes, I know the master plan. Driving by today it looks like they are tearing down the giant T shaped pier they poured a month or two ago on the SE side of the interchange.
During the time they were forming it, I noticed the exterior was all done in brick, so there's no way this is a cheap screw up.

 

[Cyched]

Yes, I know the master plan. Driving by today it looks like they are tearing down the giant T shaped pier they poured a month or two ago on the SE side of the interchange.
During the time they were forming it, I noticed the exterior was all done in brick, so there's no way this is a cheap screw up.

I noticed that too. Not sure, but I think someone done ****** up

 

[ISUAgronomist]

Only thing I could think of was it didn't pass an engineering inpsection/test.

 

[CycloneErik]

Only thing I could think of was it didn't pass an engineering inpsection/test.

No curve?

 

[stormchaser2014]

No curve?

Roads in Iowa are straight.

 

[ISUCubswin]

Rumor has it that they created a "practice pillar" to make sure that they weren't going to screw up the real deal.

Whether that's true or not, I don't know. But everyone on the Facebook group "Ames People" says so, and their reasoning makes sense.

 

[ISUAgronomist]

Rumor has it that they created a "practice pillar" to make sure that they weren't going to screw up the real deal.

Whether that's true or not, I don't know. But everyone on the Facebook group "Ames People" says so, and their reasoning makes sense.

That's ******* stupid. No way they would do that.

 

[CyArob]

Somebody forgot to carry the 1

 

[JP4CY]

Rumor has it that they created a "practice pillar" to make sure that they weren't going to screw up the real deal.

Whether that's true or not, I don't know. But everyone on the Facebook group "Ames People" says so, and their reasoning makes sense.

Insert Burgundy I don't believe that.

Why would there be brick on the practice one?

 

[ISUCubswin]

Never mind, evidently someone contacted the DOT.

- Poor pour of the concrete with cracks all over

- Serious settling issue

And they claim the business that ****** it up is paying for it.

 

[ISUAgronomist]

Never mind, evidently someone contacted the DOT.

- Poor pour of the concrete with cracks all over

- Serious settling issue

And they claim the business that ****** it up is paying for it.

That's more like it. Except Mexico isn't paying for that pillar Cubs...

 

[Cyched]

Never mind, evidently someone contacted the DOT.

- Poor pour of the concrete with cracks all over

- Serious settling issue

And they claim the business that ****** it up is paying for it.

Makes more sense.

 

[JP4CY]

Never mind, evidently someone contacted the DOT.

- Poor pour of the concrete with cracks all over

- Serious settling issue

And they claim the business that ****** it up is paying for it.

Wow, that's gotta be a schedule killer.

 

[ISUCubswin]

Along with this, they say the whole project has been absolute **** quality to the point where the DOT is essentially babysitting the company who's supposed to get this done.

 

[chuckd4735]

Never mind, evidently someone contacted the DOT.

- Poor pour of the concrete with cracks all over

- Serious settling issue

And they claim the business that ****** it up is paying for it.

Of course the contractor is paying for it. That will also put them behind forcing them to pay OT to catch up or late penalties for not finishing on time.

 

[Cyched]

That's more like it. Except Mexico isn't paying for that pillar Cubs...

We'll just write a few extra speeding tickets for a few lucky Nebraska drivers

 

[CyArob]

Along with this, they say the whole project has been absolute **** quality to the point where the DOT is essentially babysitting the company who's supposed to get this done.

Well yeah, that's what always using the low bid gets you.

 

[ISUAgronomist]

Along with this, they say the whole project has been absolute **** quality to the point where the DOT is essentially babysitting the company who's supposed to get this done.

Makes sense why they had all the new brand new cranes on site. Never worked a big enough job to necessitate buying them before??

 

[Sigmapolis]

For those of you curious about DOT's plan...

https://www.iowadot.gov/pim/documents/021616US30PD.pdf

 

[chuckd4735]

Well yeah, that's what always using the low bid gets you.

Not really at all.