tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post5450838180382596282..comments2024-03-28T06:16:45.478-04:00Comments on MOLOVINSKY ON ALLENTOWN: More Weeding, Less Talkingmichael molovinskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-87894759856282224722010-08-03T03:14:50.441-04:002010-08-03T03:14:50.441-04:00Bernie, please start a citizen group, "Save t...Bernie, please start a citizen group, "Save the Bridges," to address this issue.<br /><br />You are the only person who can do this issue justice. <br /><br />When you get done saving the Reading Street Bridge, you can get to work on the 8th Street Bridge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-63171337250241263962010-07-15T12:49:06.467-04:002010-07-15T12:49:06.467-04:00Destroying the Reading St. Bridge would be a real ...Destroying the Reading St. Bridge would be a real crime. An attack on the history and what remains of the charm of Allentown. Sad. Sad. So very sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-17217804149316787442010-07-14T13:19:37.435-04:002010-07-14T13:19:37.435-04:00meanwhile the concrete dividers on S. 15 beyond t...meanwhile the concrete dividers on S. 15 beyond the bridge going south are being eroded by weeds; as i said two years ago on this original posting, weed begone and paint are much more reasonable than replacement, regardless of which entity pays for it. they're all ezsmile fakers, with explanations; MORE WEEDING, LESS TALKING!!michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-32908599574557739962010-07-14T12:42:24.654-04:002010-07-14T12:42:24.654-04:00Actually, the 15th St bridge is being replaced by ...Actually, the 15th St bridge is being replaced by the sate. <br /><br />Its replacement was negotiated by the city years ago (Under Heydt?) in exchange for snow removal from most state roads in the city and for a transfer of ownership of 15th St to the city. I don't know why PennDot is dragging their feet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-28907377687809958282010-07-14T12:24:20.252-04:002010-07-14T12:24:20.252-04:00it's most likely a matter of jurisdiction, re...it's most likely a matter of jurisdiction, reading road bridge is county, while 15th street is city. there seems to be a disconnect between common sense and all the bridges, regardless of who is in charge. for example, allentown let the 15th st. bridge rails rust for years because they had hoped to replace the bridge. apologists even claimed two years ago they couldn't paint the bridge because of it's proximity to the water works and lead paint pollution. now cunningham justifies allowing the beams to rust on the reading road pedestrian bridge, because of replacement plans. i would hope that emergency vehicles are exempt to such restrictions.michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-52483290691057229652010-07-14T11:36:40.491-04:002010-07-14T11:36:40.491-04:00An interesting side note: In the past two weeks a...An interesting side note: In the past two weeks a 15 ton restriction has been placed on the Ward St(15th St. Bridge). No city Fire Engines or Ladder Trucks are permitted to cross the bridge. The city has only two ladder trucks, one at Hibernia Station at Ridge and Tilghman and one at West End Station 22nd and Turner. The West End ladder and the engine there will need to use the 8th St. Bridge or go all the way around the parks to S 24th Street to get to to Lehigh St. and other places on the south side. Obviously the South Side station's Engine 11 will need to use the same routes to get to the West End when they are needed. This recent weight restriction is just a few months after a similar restriction was imposed on the Gordon Street Bridge over the Jordan Creek. Fire Apparatus are no longer allowed over that bridge either, limiting access of Center City Units to the Ward. I question why theses bridges would not be repaired or replaced prior to the bridge on St. Elmo. They would seem to me to be much more important.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com