Union Tpke Posted July 19, 2020 Share #1 Posted July 19, 2020 Screen Shot 2020-07-19 at 9.50.01 AM by Union Turnpike, on Flickr Screen Shot 2020-07-19 at 9.50.18 AM by Union Turnpike, on Flickr Screen Shot 2020-07-19 at 9.50.44 AM by Union Turnpike, on Flickr 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R10 2952 Posted July 19, 2020 Share #2 Posted July 19, 2020 Well, it's taken them almost a decade to get around to this... the phrase 'lessons learned from the Canarsie Project' makes me suspicious- makes it sound like the Governor's Office is pushing them to use the "experimental" construction methods from the project. Hopefully applies the lesson learned from the Montague tunnel clearance screw-up; measure twice, cut once. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted July 19, 2020 They are using the same racking system as in Canarsie. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobtehpanda Posted July 21, 2020 Share #4 Posted July 21, 2020 To be fair, there is nothing wrong with racking itself. Using it to get around fully replacing bench wall? Only time will tell. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3F Posted July 21, 2020 Share #5 Posted July 21, 2020 So, will this prevent vintage cars from running via Rutgers? I don't recall whether the racking has the same issue as the Montague rebuild, where the reduced clearance prevents pre-R46 cars from going through the area safely. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted July 21, 2020 Montague's issue was with cabling toward the top. The racking is on the side. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted July 21, 2020 Share #7 Posted July 21, 2020 Aren't the racked wires going to be complete FUBAR in both Rutgers/Canarsie if there's another tunnel flood (not unlikely)? Seems like they're uniquely susceptible to damage in a way that the bench walls were not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR503 Posted July 21, 2020 Share #8 Posted July 21, 2020 55 minutes ago, MHV9218 said: Aren't the racked wires going to be complete FUBAR in both Rutgers/Canarsie if there's another tunnel flood (not unlikely)? Seems like they're uniquely susceptible to damage in a way that the bench walls were not. On the contrary, they make damaged equipment hugely easier to repair. You don't have to demolish the bench wall to replace the conduit that got a little water in it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted July 21, 2020 Share #9 Posted July 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, RR503 said: On the contrary, they make damaged equipment hugely easier to repair. You don't have to demolish the bench wall to replace the conduit that got a little water in it. I suppose what I meant was, doesn't it virtually guarantee equipment will be damaged, whereas an effective bench wall should theoretically provide cover? Though I suppose historically that didn't really happen... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobtehpanda Posted July 21, 2020 Share #10 Posted July 21, 2020 2 hours ago, MHV9218 said: I suppose what I meant was, doesn't it virtually guarantee equipment will be damaged, whereas an effective bench wall should theoretically provide cover? Though I suppose historically that didn't really happen... Really, no matter what you do, it takes one tiny small point of failure to stop components from flooding in a tunnel, at the lowest point of an underground system. Based on observed realities and the facts of the situation it is much better to make things fail fast and easy to repair. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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