Friday, August 15th edition, Front Page, Publisher Mark Vasto notes the closing of the bridge "with very little advance warning to residents or officials of Weatherby Lake". KC MO Councilman Ed Ford is quoted as saying he feared a head on collision on the bridge (a situation KC MO created) and there was too much weight from construction traffic. "The immediate concern is that the bridge is literally caving in" Ford said. The full article can be found at various outlets in Parkville.
Councilman Russ Johnson is on the same page. His August 14th press release mentions "damage caused by overweight loads on the bridge". Makes you wonder, if they know what caused the damage, why didn't they do something about it? I traveled the BRB daily since 1999 and have not seen any law enforcement monitoring traffic on the bridge...until about 10 days ago when I saw a cement mixer pulled over on Potomac by an unmarked police van. I understand they were cited for exceeding the bridge weight limit and being over the max limit for the rating of the vehicle. I saw the van again the next day parked on Forest...waiting. Other than that...
Ford and Johnson know why the bridge is unsafe, I wonder if they know why overweight loads were allowed seemingly at will to cause the condition?
AWOL = KC Star. As of today's edition, nary a word about the BRB. Broadcast news has been on the story albeit a bit goofy, the Luminary beat the big guys to the punch. Kudos to Vasto.
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