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Not a very detailed article. When in 2020 will it be shut down, what is the estimated closure period and why is the detour 18 miles. Especially when there are several routes to either get to Laconia Road or to 11a towards Gilford that are much less than 18 miles.
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Also important to ask, will it affect boat traffic under the bridge? It would be kinda hard to reroute THAT. Or, are they going to isolate Paugus bay for a month? The structure is not going to need a lot of work, just the deck, but falling debris might be an issue.
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detour example
I live 1 mile from the bridge in Gilford , to go to Faros would be more than 18 miles i would guess & prob 30 mins in traffic , but it needs to b done so oh well
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One side of bridge to the other
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The 18 mile detour is from one side of channel to the other: rte 3 to Rollercoaster Rd to rte 106 to Elm st to rte 3. Considering it is a year and a half away, there was a good amount of detail, IMHO. Dave
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Not the arch bridge over the channel being effected according to someone who posted a comment to the article.
"What was reported completely wrong is the bridge being considered for repairs, it's location, and effects on drivers. The railroad bridge close to the Weirs Beach landmark sign and adjacent to Channel Lane is the correct bridge, and would have zero affect on boat traffic during construction. " So it looks like it's not going to affect boat traffic as it is the bridge over the railroad tracks, not the channel. |
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Seems smarter to start work in the fall so if the time runs over it's not crashing into the summer season.
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Article says the bridge just north of the Wiers channel and mentions protection for the rail road, so assumption is that they will be repairing the bridge next to thurston's driveway that crosses the track.
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Laconia Sun Mistake
The Laconia Sun admitted that they identified the wrong bridge in the story.
Same detour, wrong bridge | Local News | laconiadailysun.com https://www.laconiadailysun.com/news...2e2ef5583.html |
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Now it makes sense
So it's the train that has to detour 18 miles, I get it now.
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I measured 12.5 miles by car
Starting at the traffic circle in Weirs beach, I measured the mileage down to Fratellos, then out to and up Parade Road (via Elm Street), then taking Roller Coaster Road to Rt 3, and then down to the Weirs beach sign. Twelve and a half miles (12.5), according to Google maps.
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Seems there is a pretty simple solution. Send traffic down the beach parking lot, and build a temporary track crossing and curb cut just south of the New transformer pad. The grade change is not bad and it would not expensive to create and then replace after the bride is complete. Only 18 wheelers would need to find another way. This would also not require any private land or permissions since is all government owned land. The route is marked in red, the area requiring the temporary crossing road is in yellow.
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From Meredith directly to Sawyers (Routes 11 & 11B) is 8 1/2 miles today. If you go via the Lakeport Dam on Elm Street, if only adds 4 1/2 miles to the trip. The traffic, however, would be a bear. |
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The work being performed on the bridge is for NH dot, the bridge services NH dot dept of rails. They can make this happen I know for a fact. There has to be another factor i am not seeing to make my plan for not work. The dot rails guys are pretty smart and crafty.
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Missed it. One thing about the app on the phone is you can’t see everything like the emojis.
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Seldom do I get on my desktop to view the forum. Normally on my tablet. I used the Winni App for quite a while, but felt I was missing some stuff, so now I view the whole site on my Samsung tablet, using the app on my cell phone when I have to. So I have felt your pain. (Insert an emoji 'wink' here, Joey! ) Now back to the novel "A Bridge Too Far". Dave
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It's the MOUNT that will have an 18 mile detour as she makes her way to the Burger King at the end of Paugus. Route details to follow...
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1976 photo. Rail Road tracks and Locomotive In Background ------------------------------------------------------------------- With all this confusion about the bridge closing and knowledgeable folks on the forum here. Just asking, how far south can the train from the weirs go at the present time. Are there any major obstacles preventing it from getting to Concord. Last edited by Top-Water; 11-11-2018 at 11:52 AM. Reason: Add Question |
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This ship will still be able to pass through the Weirs channel on her way to Burger King, as stated above it is NOT the Weirs Channel bridge that is being shut down, it is the RR bridge.
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Here is proof that the mount can go under the Weirs Channel Bridge:
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You are correct! 6th woman in from the right!
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I really miss seeing that in the water!!
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Hilliard Road
Great opportunity to reopen Hilliard Road!
From Parade Road by the landscaping business to the present Hilliard Road near the Weirs on Rte 3. Shouldn't be that tough to reopen, although South Down / Long Bay may object as it is in their backyard.
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Never see hilliard road opened, way too much work.
There would be an option to easily detour around the bridge, but you would either need to get Thurston's and the Drive in on board, or Winni Marine and the Campground... |
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Reilly --- we're all set, I like you am on the Gilford side -- this will now give us 4 weeks of a better chance of Bar seats on a Friday night at Faro's in April/ May -- just when it starts getting busy again.
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My guess is that is the emergency bypass they cited. Not really worth it to build either route up for 2 way traffic.
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I will get there no prob ,but will have to add $20 on the nite for UBER home
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Here's some details
https://www.nh.gov/dot/projects/laco...t_06242015.pdf |
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Just info found on the web from uncle google Not sure what is accurate here.
https://www.nh.gov/dot/projects/laco...v_08132015.pdf |
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So ---- What ever happened to this project ?
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As best I know it's still on for next year - 2020.
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If this project is still in the works, the way projects get completed in Laconia, it will go longer than 120 days! And, they'll shut it down during bike week or height of the summer vacation season.
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