I biked to work last week. Part of my commute (one of two possible ways to get from Kitchener to Cambridge) is along Old Mill Road bear Conestoga College.
The bridge there is under reconstruction, and has been closed to motor traffic but open to pedestrians and cyclists. Last week, an orange sign appeared indicating it would be closed to pedestrians and cyclists from 7am-5pm during the week. I arrived at 6:58am, so just made it!
Yesterday morning, the sign had been altered to give another week to the closure. No big deal, it still said only closed between 7am-5pm. I passed at 6:54am, which was fine, and planned to be back across after 5pm.
When I arrived at about 5:02pm... the section with the times had been removed, and the access to the bridge completely blocked!
https://twitter.com/canardiain/status/10...49920?s=21
How is this even remotely fair? The detour options (none of which are posted) are absolutely suicidal. A pedestrian came by and she and I contemplated what to do for a few minutes...
This is a stark contrast to what Brantford did for one of their closures:
https://twitter.com/canardiain/status/10...58817?s=21
The bridge there is under reconstruction, and has been closed to motor traffic but open to pedestrians and cyclists. Last week, an orange sign appeared indicating it would be closed to pedestrians and cyclists from 7am-5pm during the week. I arrived at 6:58am, so just made it!
Yesterday morning, the sign had been altered to give another week to the closure. No big deal, it still said only closed between 7am-5pm. I passed at 6:54am, which was fine, and planned to be back across after 5pm.
When I arrived at about 5:02pm... the section with the times had been removed, and the access to the bridge completely blocked!
https://twitter.com/canardiain/status/10...49920?s=21
How is this even remotely fair? The detour options (none of which are posted) are absolutely suicidal. A pedestrian came by and she and I contemplated what to do for a few minutes...
This is a stark contrast to what Brantford did for one of their closures:
https://twitter.com/canardiain/status/10...58817?s=21