A dirty job, but somebody’s got to do it
By Joe Calabro They instructed me it might be gross. They stated it belonged on that present "Dirty Jobs." I'd be included in dirt, and really experience it my teeth, they warned. They were right. A look up at a Ship Canal Bridge expansion joint. Vehicles pass over at highway speeds. Twice a year, we lengthen the hole of the I-5 exhibit lanes by way of Seattle for a specific kind of weekend maintenance. Crews use the morning closures to blank the drains at the Ship Canal Bridge. These drains, recognized as scuppers, gather no matter comes off the I-5 mainline and by way of the expansion joints. If we do now not blank the drains regularly, water can spill out the aspects or discover its option to the exhibit lanes, creating a security threat for drivers. A workforce effort So why near the exhibit lanes and never the higher bridge deck itself? Crews method the scuppers from below, within the exhibit lanes. A lift takes a workforce of three — NULL to blan...