No sign culvert that collapsed was deteriorating
NEILLSVILLE, Wis. (AP) — Clark County’s emergency management director says there was no sign of fatigue or deterioration of a county road that washed out, killing three motorists.
Michelle Hartness says a flash flood hit the area Wednesday night, causing a 50-foot wide section of road to collapse and wash away. Hartness says the culvert underneath the road showed no signs of erosion last week when a highway mowing crew was there.
The county is mandated to inspect bridges every two years, but not culverts. WSAW-TV (http://bit.ly/O0RBIa ) says the culvert and section of County Road M that washed away is expected to be repaired within two to four weeks.
A Milwaukee couple and a Thorp woman died when their trucks fell 12 to 15 feet into the ravine and became partially submerged.
Jun 24, 2012 at 8:11 p.m.
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janesvillean said:
"Since the culvert was not required to be inspected, there was really no way to detect this in advance, unfortunately. Flooding can erode and undermine a structure in a remarkably short time. It's just tragic that it washed out at night when nobody could see."
EXCELLENT ACCURATE STATEMENT! And I agree with you 100%.
Too bad the Gazette chose a stupid statement for the title of this article. Sometimes makes a guy wonder what they are thinking when coming up with these dumb headlines....
Jun 24, 2012 at 11:06 a.m.
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County staff generally include qualified engineering professionals, Sigma40, but you generally ignore widely known facts when posting.
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Since the culvert was not required to be inspected, there was really no way to detect this in advance, unfortunately. Flooding can erode and undermine a structure in a remarkably short time. It's just tragic that it washed out at night when nobody could see.
Jun 24, 2012 at 8:38 a.m.
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Yep, let's keep sending money overseas for building bridges and infrastructure when our own continues to collapse...
And no disrespect to "Mowers", but let's get real here....that sure is not a credible answer at all...
Stupid statement indeed.
Jun 24, 2012 at 2:45 a.m.
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remember Sorry
Jun 24, 2012 at 2:44 a.m.
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have you ever seen what a flash flood can do? do you remeber Lake Delton . nuf said
Jun 23, 2012 at 11:23 p.m.
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"No sign of deterioration". I guess that means they never looked.
Jun 23, 2012 at 10:40 p.m.
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Sigma40, your still an idiot !!
Jun 23, 2012 at 9:14 p.m.
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When you award contracts to the lowest bidder you get what you pay for.
Jun 23, 2012 at 8:42 p.m.
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So people that would be qualified to inspect stuff for corrosion and erosion are mowing grass too? ya...i'd take their word. wow.
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