Trans-Canada shut down for two weeks in PEI
The Trans-Canada Highway -- or Highway 1 -- just reopened after 2 and a half weeks of closure between Charlottetown and Cornwall following tropical storm Hanna's rampage through the Maritimes. The tropical storm washed the highway away on September 7th forcing residents to detour around the initial destruction and later reconstruction.
CORNWALL — The Trans-Canada Highway in Cornwall will be reopened to traffic early today.
Motorists have had to detour around a major construction project after the road washed out during heavy rains associated with tropical storm Hanna Sept. 7. The reconstruction involved the replacement of a huge culvert below the highway.
Of course, the town of Harrington is still out of luck for the time being:
Another detour caused by the storm, on Brackley Point Road at Harrington, is expected to be lifted by the end of the week.
September 25, 2008 at 11:34 am by Jason Sanders, 1109 views, 27 comments
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at 14:01 on September 25th, 2008
This is an abandoned bridge in western Indiana that once carried traffic over the first federally-funded highway in the United States, the National Road.
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at 15:45 on September 25th, 2008
Jason Sanders, take off eh. Er that's like pretty bad ya know? Us yanks have problems too eh, but Moosehead not too cheap cuzz of NAFTA. All those hose heads in DC eh.
at 15:58 on September 25th, 2008
A Timber Wolf lies dead on the Trans Canada Highway near the turn-off between Kenora and Fort Frances Junction(17-West). The wolf was struck early that morning by a Transport Truck. I was shocked to see the death of such a beautiful animal laying on the highway. I pulled over to pay my respects and laid down tobacoo beside the wolf. The image had bothered me all the way home, it's sad to see the end result when man and nature collide.
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njanzen1at 17:37 on September 25th, 2008
Photo was taken from my Cessna 150
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warholianlustat 17:51 on September 25th, 2008
Construction Work Zone
Model: Alexis
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teragramsivadat 17:52 on September 25th, 2008
This is a road construction warning from Pomona, California. I passed by it one afternoon and snapped a photo. The next day it said, "Road Construction Ahead".
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teragramsivadat 17:55 on September 25th, 2008
This is a photo taken in Pomona California. The next day I passed by and the creative writing project had been corrected.
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at 18:18 on September 25th, 2008
Jason Sanders, I like this story. It's good stuff.
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loonboy2at 18:35 on September 25th, 2008
This was the first time we actually got to drive over this bridge and it really has shortened and improved this section of the highway through the Kicking Horse Canyon.
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at 18:56 on September 25th, 2008
Took this photo off an overpass thought it would give the long-exposed photo some perspective.
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at 18:58 on September 25th, 2008
Good story...
However, with the recent formation of Tropical Storm Kyle today this area will be in the bullseye yet again by late Sunday. I bet they'll be closing it again, as it looks like the storm should be even stronger than when Hanna hit. We'll see what happens.
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rodkennyat 19:14 on September 25th, 2008
The Trans-Canada highway, Vancouver, Canada.
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sonjakastnerat 20:05 on September 25th, 2008
After many miles driving North on the Trans-Canadian, we welcomed the chance to take the scenic wooded trail down to the Alexandra Bridge. The view of the Frasier River and the Spence Bridge downstream, most worthwhile!
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L.i.n.d.a.T.at 20:15 on September 25th, 2008
My photo was taken on a 2 lane windy road along the east coast of Taiwan. No, the workers did not wear coolie hats, just regular construction helmets.
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marge0237at 20:24 on September 25th, 2008
Lupines along the Trans-Canada Highway in Nova Scotia, north of Halifax.
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clearbrook4at 20:26 on September 25th, 2008
I felt this picture was more about the clouds than the highway when I took it, but whatever :P
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soaring gullat 20:29 on September 25th, 2008
Pete Fuoco was a timekeeper and first aid man with a construction crew that was building the western loop of the Big Bend Highway. Pete was impressed with the human like characteristics of a large Cedar stump at Mile 80 on the highway. Working in the evenings and spare time he carved out a human face starting with a chainsaw and finishing with a variety of chisels, etc.
The section forman was so impressed with it that he helped organize a "Guillotine Crew" who sawed the head off its stump and moved it to Canoe where it stood overlooking the highway for many years.
The head was moved from Canoe to Revelstoke after the Roger's Pass section of the Trans Canada Highway was completed.
To preserve the 1000 year old interior, the head was encased in fibreglass and then painted.
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angel_bear_ohat 21:51 on September 25th, 2008
His name is Lounx, and he's a real construction worker who gets his jollies by going to furry conventions and dressing up as a lynx. In this photo, he was attending Morphicon in Worthington, OH (northern suburb of Columbus) last May.
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jackjoann123JoAnnat 00:32 on September 26th, 2008
Stuck on Highway #69 part of Trans-Canada for many hours in August of 2007 near Nobel, Ontario. There was a fatal accident up ahead and the highway was closed until it was cleared and investigated. Such a hot day, but a good way to meet people in line!
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at 05:43 on September 26th, 2008
Jason Sanders, I like this story. It's good stuff.
This should have gone with my earlier comment.
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poultonimagingat 07:39 on September 26th, 2008
This shot is of the Trans-Canada Hwy Bridge at Revelstoke, BC. For more of my photography visit: www.poultonimaging.com
Thank You
Joe Poulton
Poulton Imaging
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Saint Robertat 18:15 on September 26th, 2008
Roadwork ahead, on the street in Sydney, Austrialia.
Photo by Robert Garcia
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Clarissa-Renat 19:18 on September 26th, 2008
This is actually in Marikina, a suburb of Metro Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
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at 08:21 on September 28th, 2008
Jason Sanders, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 08:22 on September 28th, 2008
Ponce, Puerto Rico - This road has been closed for more than 6 months, I'm not sure if it's already opened since I haven't been in the city in a couple of months. It leads to a funeral home and some doctors offices. This road was closed so that an underground pipe could be fixed, but due to poor planing and bad construction this road has been closed for about six months. This isn't the only road like this in Puerto Rico, a lot of the roads and streets are always under construction for an extended period of time. What might take two weeks to fix usually takes months. Most of this is contributed to the current political administration on the island.
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at 14:44 on October 6th, 2008
Drainage pipes for a road project in Salem, MA
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at 20:43 on October 19th, 2008
Jason Sanders, I like this story. It's good stuff.