The first pedestrian bridge to span Tempe Town Lake will be in place faster than originally planned because of the dam burst that drained the body of water.
The first pedestrian bridge to span Tempe Town Lake will be in place faster than originally planned because of the dam burst that drained the body of water.
A bolt from the dam at Tempe Town Lake. Crews have to remove thousands of bolts that hold the pieces in place and then cut the rubber dam into pieces.
A section of the faulty inflatable dam at Tempe Town Lake. Crews have to remove thousands of bolts that hold the pieces in place and then cut the rubber dam into pieces.
A crane crew works Aug. 9, 2010, at Tempe Town Lake to remove sections of faulty dam.
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News2me posted at 5:16 am on Tue, Aug 10, 2010.
[beam] that's making lemonade out of a huge lemon!
Darrold posted at 7:39 am on Tue, Aug 10, 2010.
Wouldn't it be cheaper tobuilda concrete dam with a pathway, insstead of using therubber,andbuilding an expensive bridge. What awaste of money.
stan000 posted at 11:34 am on Tue, Aug 10, 2010.
How would you open a concrete dam enough for the spring run-off flows? It might be doable but I'm betting it would be very expensive. Keep in mind the amount of stuff being washed down the river in flood, it isn't like the fairly clean water flowing over most dams.