Off Topic Pallion to Wessington way bridge.

use the money to build a giant bronze statue of Di Canio doing his one slide down penshaw hill

 

and it looks similar to the Queen Alex - need something modern.

I'm not sure the assumption that a more basic structure would cost significantly less than the proposed design is a sound one either. The majority of the costs will be on the basic structure and the foundations which would be required anyhow. I like the look of it and it's about time we had another crossing and something a bit more inspirational than a clone of the A19 crossing at South Hylton - 70's style depressing concrete! Be great if they can get a pedestrian / cyclist crossing from Vaux site to the Sheepfolds as well ( think it was in the original plan for the regeneration but getting inward investment is quite hard as we all know )

 

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Sunderland has already got the best landmark it could have, visible from the A19, the SUNDERLAND STADIUM of LIGHT!!!

 

I'd like a proper stoney/irony lattice construction, proper victorian

 

That's the spirit! Forging on into the 19th Century!

 

And is that the ironic part of it? I'll go back to pedants corner now

 

We had an electrical problem outside our factory/office entrance a few months back, this is roughly the timeline.....

Day 1 : Truck with 3 workers comes and pulls some trees and shrubbery up.
Day 2 : Lorry drops off the roadwork barriers and sign
Day 2 : Another truck drops off 2 people who lift off the paving slabs.
Day 3 : Hole dug then temporarily covered
Day 4 : Electricians sort out problem
Day 4 : Another truck turns up and fills up hole.
Day 8 : Truck turns up for the 2 paving slabs to be put back down
Day 13 : Roadwork signs etc picked up

They didnt even sort out and replace the trees and grass that they ruined leaving our factory/office entrance looking rough! The hole that was dug was about the size of a 32" telly! They were only there for between 20 minutes to an hour each day! It could have took them 2 days tops!

 

I wonder if thats what the government have in mind in trying to stop money being wasted by councils.

Good job the NHS isn't run that way.

Day 1 Admitted
Day 2 X-Ray and bloods.
Day 3 Pre-Ops
Day 4 Operation
Day 5 Post Op Recovery
Day 6 Back to the Ward
Day 7 Back to the theatre to remove the swabs left in by mistake
Day 8 Discharge
Day 9 Re-admission for post-op infection
Day 10 Contact the Undertaker!

 

Interesting. I'd love to Project Manage this! I'll save the council money and tell them to spend the reserve on a statue of Sir Bob and whack it next to the bridge and make it bigger than the angel of the North..... On second thoughts, maybe I should stay away haha