Bill Russell Bridge | North Washington St.

Patrick Winn said:
To me it looks indistinguishable from the renders. More importantly, its great for people like me who have to cross the bridge every day. But I'm still heartbroken it's not up to your expectations.

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You can be snide all you want but please don’t be blind. The sides of the bridge in the model you show are smooth. The sides of the bridge in reality are completely exposed. Others have said that the architectural finish is being installed later but I have seen no proof of that.
 
Jeremi said:
You can be snide all you want but please don’t be blind. The sides of the bridge in the model you show are smooth. The sides of the bridge in reality are completely exposed. Others have said that the architectural finish is being installed later but I have seen no proof of that.
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Jeremi said:
You can be snide all you want but please don’t be blind. The sides of the bridge in the model you show are smooth. The sides of the bridge in reality are completely exposed. Others have said that the architectural finish is being installed later but I have seen no proof of that.
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I don't have any special insight into this project, but decorative panel installation is likely the lowest priority activity for the completion schedule of this bridge. And they cannot be easily installed on the west side of the bridge until the temporary bridge is removed next spring.

Right now the focus is on getting the bridge deck completed to allow full opening for traffic.

The final cosmetic additions would be the last stage of the project, likely next spring, and the side panel work on both sides would typically be competed at the same time, since you only want the installation crews and materials to be on site once (you don't want panels like that sitting around getting damaged).
 
Patrick Winn said:
To me it looks indistinguishable from the renders. More importantly, its great for people like me who have to cross the bridge every day. But I'm still heartbroken it's not up to your expectations.

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The smooth panels on the sides of the bridge are notably missing, as pointed out by many, but I'm hoping they end up getting installed.
 
What I still don't understand is why the decorative feature is so small compared to the total visible bridge span. All the renderings seem to be just of that center portion. It looks very dinky and cheap compared to the Zakim bridge.
 
I think the better question, given that the bridge is very much still under construction: what evidence do you have that the final product won't have finishing panels on the sides?

As for the size: yeah that's always been my main thing. It's a cool design but in perspective of the entire span feels small.
 
bakgwailo said:
I think the better question, given that the bridge is very much still under construction: what evidence do you have that the final product won't have finishing panels on the sides?

As for the size: yeah that's always been my main thing. It's a cool design but in perspective of the entire span feels small.
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The evidence I have is that the scaffolding is gone from the east side of the bridge and the architectural finish is nowhere to be seen.
 
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