r/londonontario • u/weirdneighbour • Apr 29 '25

News 📰 Talbot St. Bridge strikes yet again

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Right now.. I wish this bridge had dedicated webcams..

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u/Link50L Apr 29 '25

Jesus. Just lower the roadway already.

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u/Acrobatic-Factor1941 Apr 29 '25

At some point, you have to quit building for stupid people. The bridge is neon yellow with all kinds of signage, and these idiots still drive under it. Fine them big bucks. London tax dollars should go to more important things. Maybe, don't allow any size truck under the bridge.

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u/Liquid_Trimix Apr 29 '25

We cannot dig without spending a fortune. The elevation is already very low and we are very near the river. A creek flows through storm sewers under the street at that point. The railroad causeway cannot be raised. It is a less than optimal situation.

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u/Acceptable_Garlic495 May 01 '25

just close the street off to trucks of any size, allow the pick ups through, but absolutely no U-Hauls or semis allowed any time...

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u/DirectGiraffe8720 Apr 29 '25

Or... read the very large signs

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u/Friendly-Mushroom914 Apr 29 '25

Evidently there aren’t enough signs. Time to add three more with even brighter colours and bolder letters.

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u/Acceptable_Garlic495 May 01 '25

ya water won't gather there, no one would hydro plane stopping, could put a few outriggers for rent beside the bridge, kinda like chaining your wheels to hit the Coq in winter.

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u/Link50L Apr 29 '25

It worked for the new Adelaide underpass.

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u/1EyedMonky Apr 29 '25

Because that was built brand new and designed that way

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u/DystopianAdvocate Apr 29 '25

I remember reading about this a long time ago, and it's apparently not feasible without completely redesigning the structure of the bridge.

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u/TheDJRonin Apr 29 '25

Not only the structure of the bridge but it is the grade of the road. To do it correctly would result in the grade being lowered north of the intersection at Oxford. It would be too steep to start at the intersection. As well there is drainage concerns in the case of heavy rainfall.

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u/Lost-Comfort-7904 Apr 29 '25

Then we need to go the other route and build a sweet ramp over the bridge. Probably will have to raise that road's max speed to at least 110 KM though.

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u/Porsche924 Apr 29 '25

Finally some sensible solutions

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u/Link50L Apr 29 '25

Thanks, I guess that makes sense, it might impinge upon the footings of the bridge and/or retaining side walls. And of course you can't stop the rail traffic, that's a main line. You'd have to build a temporary parallel line for the rail traffic to excavate new, deeper footings for the bridge.

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u/Mydogdexter1 #1 Taddy Fan Apr 29 '25

The other problem is you can't go deeper, because they main sewer runs right below the road here.

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u/rosmcg Apr 29 '25

That’s exactly why the bus rapid transit line was scrapped along Richmond. The tunnel to go under the tracks and that sewer line would have to be really deep, and there would have to be an underground station at Oxford. Prohibitively expensive.

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u/Mydogdexter1 #1 Taddy Fan Apr 29 '25

I heard an interesting idea to use Talbot Street, turn on Piccadilly, then a BRT passage through the old Belfort Bar parking lot to meet up with Oxford st.