Wednesday, November 23, 2011

#3, Hawthorne Bridge, focus on the circle between the east-bound ramp and the west-bound ramp

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The CAT dumps dirt from its bucket into the second truck bed of a dual-dump-truck rig. I don't know the official name of the rig. Do you? By the time a few days had passed, the earth-movers had the ground sloped smoothly from the circle down towards SE MLK, the street you see with the crosswalk. The circle reminds me of a tilted bowl, low rim down by MLK. And on the left of this photo you can see the east-bound exit ramp of the Hawthorne Bridge.

7 comments:

VP said...

I like to take pictures of works in progress and I am actually doing that in a few places here. It is like to catch some changes in the making...

alex said...

is this an ambitious public works project (e.g. fountain, plaza)? or is the circle going condo?

parker said...

Lynette, the machine is an Excavator or Track Hoe. Nice shot of one hard at work!

Regina K said...

I've tried to taken photos like this but they never turn out as well as yours.

Randy said...

Nice working shot!

Doug said...

Lynette:
This is part of the Streetcar Eastside Loop project. The circles (here and at the Morrison Bridge ramps) are being rebuilt to serve as stormwater treatment facilities for street runoff. In addition, at Hawthorne/Madison, and at Belmont/Morrison, there will be a sidewalk added on the west side of Grand Avenue, to make access to and between streetcar stops and bus stops easier. This includes restricting some of the free-flowing on- and off-ramps onto Grand Ave. New signals are also being added so walkers can cross M.L.King Blvd. easier. The one at Morrison is now working. Find out more at an open house Dec. 1 at the Arch. Heritage Center, 701 SE Grand from 5:00 to 7:30.

Birdman said...

I thought you were going show the "UP" house. I got a picture of it this summer.