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原文传递 PPP Begins Work On New Belle Chasse Bridge Over GIWW

题名：	PPP Begins Work On New Belle Chasse Bridge Over GIWW
正文语种：	eng
作者：	FRANK MCCORMACK
摘要：	The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Develop-ment (LADOTD) held a virtual groundbreaking ceremony April 12 for the project to replace the Judge Perez Bridge, a vertical lift bridge over the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) in Belle Chasse, La., and the accompanying tunnel that passes under the canal. The bridge forms part of Louisiana Highway 23, the main roadway that connects all the communities on the west bank of Plaquemines Parish-stretching about 70 miles between Belle Chasse and Venice-to the rest of the greater New Orleans area.The Judge Perez Bridge opened in September 1968, while the tunnel opened to traffic in February 1956. The tunnel, innovative when it first opened, is thought to be the first runnel in the world that did not require personnel to operate it. Today, more than 33,000 vehicles cross the structures each day, with mechanical issues at the bridge and maintenance issues in the tunnel often snarling traffic.LADOTD Secretary Shawn Wilson, speaking at the virtual groundbreaking, said the Judge Perez Bridge opens as much as 10 times daily,often for seven to 10 minutes at a time, in addi-tion to closures due to mechanical failures."It is one of the most inefficient forms of transportation for us in the state of Louisiana," Wilson said, later adding, "That makes inefficient travel for both businesses, freight haulers and,yes, of course, citizens.'
出版年：	2021
期刊名称：	The Waterways Jouranl
卷：	135
期：	3