'D Red Bridge' - Historically - Relevant Relic or Rubbish

[FriendlyFire]

The Ministry of Works has indicated that the Railway Bridge ('D Red Bridge') near Flower Pot in the Plaisance Village, Pointe-a-Pierre area will be removed from March 6, 2010 between 8:00pm Saturday and 6:00am on Sunday.

Traffic heading south will need to go unto the highway via the Claxton Bay Flyover and Traffic heading north would need to go onto the Highway via the Gasparillo Flyover.

This means that you would have to use either the Cedar Hill road or the St. Margaret's old road to get from the Southern Main Road to the Highway if heading south and Union Road or the Tarouba Link Road to get to the Highway if heading north.

Tuners in south be warned - that is a very long detour!

(Public Notice published in the Express Newspapers on Sunday 28, February)

[UML]

Flower Pot railway bridge to fall

By LAUREL V WILLIAMS Tuesday, March 2 2010

http://www.newsday.co.tt/business/0,116602.html

AN old railway bridge in Pointe-a-Pierre is to be demolished because of severe corrosion to its structural integrity.

The old railway bridge at Flower Pot, Pointe-a-Pierre, will be demolished on the coming weekend, to allow for its removal, the Ministry of Works said in a statement yesterday.

Traffic will be disrupted along the Southern Main Road, from the Claxton Bay Junction to the roundabout at Pointe-a-Pierre. No traffic will be allowed to pass under the bridge during its removal on the weekend. In a statement yesterday, the ministry’s project engineer Darryl Ramlakhan said the bridge showed signs of severe corrosion and as a result the structural integrity was not in satisfactory condition.

Special arrangements will be made for residents entering and leaving the area and police officers will direct traffic to alternative routes.

Ramlakhan could not say how old was the bridge.

“The bridge was used long ago for trains in the 1800’s.

I do not know if it was used by oil companies or as a commuter train, â€

[UML]

will be removed from March 6, 2010

Public Notice published in the Express Newspapers on Sunday 28, March

[FriendlyFire]

will be removed from March 6, 2010

Public Notice published in the Express Newspapers on Sunday 28, March

Thanks for noting the error.

[wagonrunner]

hmm, piece of history going there.

[UML]

hmm, piece of history going there.

i wonder which scrap yard getting it...das good weight/money dey

[Damien]

Long detour dred

[2 d Max Auto]

hmm, piece of history going there.

Yep, that's what I was thinking, I hope our 2nr photo tek outers get some pics before it goes.........

[UML]

hmm, piece of history going there.

Yep, that's what I was thinking, I hope our photo tek outers get some pics before it goes.........

ah black and white wud be besss

[FriendlyFire]

hmm, piece of history going there.

Yeah boy.

Dat is as bad as if they move the lighthouse in Town because it going to fall down.

Plenty people could get lost because of the missing landmark. LOL

[cinco]

hmm, piece of history going there.

Yeah boy.

Dat is as bad as if they move the lighthouse in Town because it going to fall down.

Plenty people could get lost because of the missing landmark. LOL

yuh mean plenty ppl from the west might end up in sahhh waahhh and not realise

[MG Man]

hmm, piece of history going there.

Yep, that's what I was thinking, I hope our 2nr photo tek outers get some pics before it goes.........

procrastination sucks.....every time I pass I always think 'hmm............ah should take a pic'

[SR]

i agree with the above sentiments

major history being removed when it could have been maintained as a historical land mark


2020 vision

[r3iXmann]

2020 vision

or lack thereof

[SR]

remove the zeroes


and you get 2 2 vision

[equipped2ripp]

gonna take some pics tomorrow....

[gunsmoke]

i hope they dont go up on top the bridge and start dismantling it, as they did with the old caroni bridge.

hope it is incident free.

shortman might supervise this one

[tr1ad]

now why d fack they couldn't upkeep this..........

[MG Man]

don't blame the guvment
blame gravity

[biggreen]

bridge was built in 1881 by Westwood engineers, Bailey Bridge Contractors

[rjaggs]

when ah givin directions ah go cyah say 'after yuh pass d red bridge...' again.

[toyota2nr]

So wait nah...........
At that time I would be able to go Reflections?

I might to go earlier and pay for longer.

[NLVA200]

So wait nah...........
At that time I would be able to go Reflections?

I might to go earlier and pay for longer.

[toyoman]

they could have refurbished the bridge and keep it........

junior sammy getting $2,000,000 just for removing this....one days work....
i am sure other companies could remove this safely for $100,000 and still make a profit.....

[2 d Max Auto]

they could have refurbished the bridge and keep it........

junior sammy getting $2,000,000 just for removing this....one days work....
i am sure other companies could remove this safely for $100,000 and still make a profit.....

true but how the politrickians go get paid?

[2 d Max Auto]

equipped2ripp, yuh take the pics yet???, put them up here when you do please.

biggreen, do you have any more info/history on the bridge?

[tr1ad]

they could have refurbished the bridge and keep it........

junior sammy getting $2,000,000 just for removing this....one days work....
i am sure other companies could remove this safely for $100,000 and still make a profit.....

total cost of job is 473k

[biggreen]

2 d Max Auto, sorry bro no more info..

[equipped2ripp]

there we go...

[embellishfrost]

So why they moving the bridge in the first place?
I find it looks nice right there.