08-27-2014, 11:58 AM
quote:it took 4 or 5 years to fix the little bridge near Pa'auillo after the '06 quake, and it was only going over a shallow gully.
Originally posted by HereOnThePrimalEdge
quote:If I remember correctly, it took over four years to build the bridge over the Wailoa River. With the unpredictability of lava you would probably want one wider than that.
Originally posted by msky
"Has anyone considered an elevated highway level over 130?"
Amazing what can be done by public works crews that know how. In the Bay Area, there was some sort of accident near the elevated MacArthur interchange that took out one direction of the freeway, massive destruction, and Cal Trans had it open in like three days. Where there's a will and a crew that can, a lot can be done. Just not in Hawai'i. (I've been here long enough to where I don't even consider they would attempt something ambitious and innovative.)
More likely the mule and donkey services would make a comeback.
Seriously, they would never let people drive over actively flowing lava, even if the columns would handle it. And you know lava is prone to sudden explosive events. It's not like you could be sure it wouldn't send some aerial action your way.