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I suspect the winning bridge design in Baltimore is going to include massive starlings, beyond what is normal, or some other mitigation factor for the last disa

I suspect the winning bridge design in Baltimore is going to include massive starlings, beyond what is normal, or some other mitigation factor for the last disaster. So maybe earthquake-proofing is a fair comparison, cost-wise.

throwup238 3y ago
They’re just going to put more dolphins around the pylons. They had a few already but they were poorly placed and had an opening a container ship could slip through.
- vidanay 3y ago
  The cheapest option (and most profitable to tug operators) is to require that ships over a certain tonnage be tug escorted past the bridge.
- btbuildem 3y ago
  "an opening a container ship could slip through" -- I'm going to use that to mock security people at my work