Wpg: Chief Peguis Trail Extension - Page 42

Reed Solomon · #**821** Posted **Dec 21, 2011, 4:55 AM**

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Originally Posted by Donwood

Reopened now, Bad day for the CPT with the serious accident near Henderson and the bridge hit.

I've heard this has happened a couple of times. Are they putting enough sand or salt on the bridge?

Techman224 · #**822** Posted **Dec 21, 2011, 4:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by Reed Solomon

I've heard this has happened a couple of times. Are they putting enough sand or salt on the bridge?

No, a dump truck's bucket was up on Chief Peguis and hit the side of the bridge deck.

The Jabroni · #**823** Posted **Dec 21, 2011, 5:13 AM**

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Originally Posted by Techman224

Check this out,

You can see the picture on CTV's website. Hopefully there isn't any structural damage.

Sounds like a feeble attempt to "sabotage" the bridge. Definitely highly unlikely the root cause of that, but can't be ruled out either, even with a remote chance.

But in all seriousness, at least it's opened now, with no structural damage. It would take a tank to bring that bridge down... if it can.

art deco · #**824** Posted **Dec 21, 2011, 1:31 PM**

I never saw any signage identifying clearance limits, or an idiot driver.

Biff · #**825** Posted **Dec 21, 2011, 2:15 PM**

There is more than enough clearance under that bridge. What they didn't account for is stupidity. I'm not sure how you can be driving a dump truck and not notice that your dump bucket is elevated - the truck would handle terribly at any kind of speed. The only acceptable excuse for me would be that some kind of hydraulic malfunction occurred at specifically the exact moment the truck neared the bridge raising the bucket......highly unlikely i would think.

rrskylar · #**826** Posted **Dec 21, 2011, 5:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by art deco

I never saw any signage identifying clearance limits, or an idiot driver.

Did the signage on the side door of the truck say City of Winnipeg.

The Jabroni · #**827** Posted **Dec 22, 2011, 8:23 AM**

I guess they'll have to make a clearance height sign, now that this happened.

art deco · #**828** Posted **Dec 22, 2011, 8:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by rrskylar

Did the signage on the side door of the truck say City of Winnipeg.

nice one!!

art deco · #**829** Posted **Dec 22, 2011, 8:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by The Jabroni

I guess they'll have to make a clearance height sign, now that this happened.

Signage should have been put in place as part of the original design/construction. Signage can't prevent idiocy.

cllew · #**830** Posted **Mar 30, 2012, 10:55 PM**

Sign was up today at the Henderson / Chief Peguis intersection announcing the long speculated Boston Pizza at River East Plaza opening in 2012.

Also of note, just south of Springfield Road the Blockbuster building has been taken down and something is going up there (no announcement sign yet)

Biff · #**831** Posted **Mar 31, 2012, 1:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by cllew

Sign was up today at the Henderson / Chief Peguis intersection announcing the long speculated Boston Pizza at River East Plaza opening in 2012.

Also of note, just south of Springfield Road the Blockbuster building has been taken down and something is going up there (no announcement sign yet)

The old Blockbuster space will be a Shapes Fitness.

The Jabroni · #**832** Posted **Mar 31, 2012, 2:25 AM**

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Originally Posted by cllew

Sign was up today at the Henderson / Chief Peguis intersection announcing the long speculated Boston Pizza at River East Plaza opening in 2012.

Also of note, just south of Springfield Road the Blockbuster building has been taken down and something is going up there (no announcement sign yet)

Much needed in my opinion. Quite isolated area with little amount of restaurants on that end.

Way to revive this thread though. That could have been posted in either Winnipeg Construction, Winnipeg of Interest, or Winnipeg Restaurants topics.

h0twired · #**833** Posted **Mar 31, 2012, 4:25 AM**

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Originally Posted by Biff

The old Blockbuster space will be a Shapes Fitness.

Really? Are they acquiring any other land nearby?

Doesn't seem big enough for a Shapes with parking.

Bdog · #**834** Posted **Mar 31, 2012, 6:40 AM**

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Originally Posted by h0twired

Really? Are they acquiring any other land nearby?

Doesn't seem big enough for a Shapes with parking.

Maybe he meant Snap Fitness (as other BBs have been converted to them as well...)?

cllew · #**835** Posted **Mar 31, 2012, 3:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by The Jabroni

Much needed in my opinion. Quite isolated area with little amount of restaurants on that end.

Way to revive this thread though. That could have been posted in either Winnipeg Construction, Winnipeg of Interest, or Winnipeg Restaurants topics.

Thought of those two topics but thought of putting it here as it had been mentioned as possibly coming to the corner a few pages back.

trueviking · #**836** Posted **Mar 31, 2012, 5:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by Bdog

Maybe he meant Snap Fitness (as other BBs have been converted to them as well...)?

too late to be a conversion....the building is now a chain link fence surrounding a field of mud.

hopefully it doesnt remain that way, like so many other lots down henderson....i find that street really depressing....those condo buildings wedged into a tiny site along the river....numerous large vacant lots...and now that windswept sea of parking and an inhumane intersection at chief peguis.

the charm of henderson is gone....

h0twired · #**837** Posted **Mar 31, 2012, 7:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by trueviking

the charm of henderson is gone....

Henderson never had "charm" around Whellams.

The charm is still alive and well around my area (Henderson @ Frasers Grove)

EastK · #**838** Posted **Apr 1, 2012, 2:50 PM**

The charm is still alive and well around my area (Henderson @ Frasers Grove)[/QUOTE]

Don't forget the monkey trails by the bridge!

armorand93 · #**839** Posted **Apr 1, 2012, 5:15 PM**

Wait - Henderson has CHARM?!

Biff · #**840** Posted **Apr 1, 2012, 7:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by trueviking

too late to be a conversion....the building is now a chain link fence surrounding a field of mud.

hopefully it doesnt remain that way, like so many other lots down henderson....i find that street really depressing....those condo buildings wedged into a tiny site along the river....numerous large vacant lots...and now that windswept sea of parking and an inhumane intersection at chief peguis.

the charm of henderson is gone....

Construction should start this week or next. It will be a Shapes Fitness. Snap fitness is just down Springfield.