Mr Priestly Tear Down this Wall - an update on Kingston, Ontario's La Salle Causeway 4K

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Kingston, Ontario
October 3rd, 2024
The day has come: The La Salle Causeway is once again open to road traffic. It should be appreciated just how much work has been involved. Updates will be made whenever a significant change occurs. In the meantime, thank you to everyone who has been so supportive of this series.
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Комментарии : 74

@PatriciaDonovan-g9m День назад

The whole process was a delight to follow. Seeing a job get done and done efficiently is heartening. Your professional dronesmanship and descriptions are worth a lot.

@Aerosnapper День назад

Thanks so much, Patricia - I felt quite strongly that the whole process, which has had a significant effect on the life of our city, should be fully documented. It's also really important, I feel, to showcase the extraordinary work of a strong team benefiting from contributions by several specialist companies.

@johncoenraads9681 2 дня назад

i have been following these updates with great pleasure. Now retired in Victoria, I drove the Causeway more times than I care to count and lived close enough to have been lulled to sleep by the "music" of the old bridge. Thank you for all the fine work.

@Aerosnapper 2 дня назад

John - delighted to hear that the updates served some useful purpose other than their important role in documenting a major change for Kingston.

@DavidAmbrose-jx5mg 2 дня назад

Thank you for your dedication in so comprehensively and enjoyably documenting this episode in Kingston history. Bravo !

@Aerosnapper 2 дня назад

Thanks David - it's been a lot of fun and there's a whole new chapter waiting to be written once a new, permanent bridge design is selected and construction begins

@sharonbuffett 2 дня назад

Fantastic update, Mike! Thanks for being "our eyes" on this project - it is very appreciated!! Another major day in the history of Kingston!

@Aerosnapper 2 дня назад

Thank you, Sharon - I am very grateful for your support - now buckle up that seatbelt and go have a great time enjoying the beauty of Ireland

@larrymcnally9572 2 дня назад

This has been an amazing series. I greatly enjoyed the day-by-day progress of the removal of the old bridge and the creation of the temporary one. Great drone photography!

@Aerosnapper 2 дня назад

Thanks Larry - your support is greatly appreciated. I have been very luck with the weather and fortunate to have such a successful enterprise to follow

@scottpeters5105 2 дня назад

Ditto for me as well! Thank you Mike!!

@darex0827 2 дня назад

You've had the pleasure of watching two separate Kingston bridges completed in such a short time span. Thank you for sharing.

@Aerosnapper 2 дня назад

Yes, most grateful for your interest and support - I guess bridges might be my thing. There's another to come, of course - eagerly anticipating news of that one

@paulscarlett4346 2 дня назад

Thank you for all your updates. I truly appreciate your work at keeping the curious up to date. 👍👍

@Aerosnapper 2 дня назад

Paul - it's been a pleasure to follow this project - a baby phoenix has emerged from the ashes of our wonderful lift bridge - hopefully a larger 'bird' will appear in the not too distant future

@rickduquette3399 2 дня назад

Thank you for taking us on this journey of demolition and reconstruction. Well done and I'm looking forward to all and any updates.

@Aerosnapper 2 дня назад

Rick - thanks for that - I hope to keep my ear to the ground and the bird in the air for the next phase, which will be a big one

@madamemeng884 2 дня назад

Hallelujah !

@Aerosnapper 2 дня назад

Indeed - thanks for your steadfast support

@synicyst9925 2 дня назад

Delightful episode. Thank you. I enjoyed your fly along the bridge.

@Aerosnapper 2 дня назад

Thank you - had to be done - before the traffic builds up too much and the risk of distracting drivers arises.

@BrantAerials 2 дня назад

Great to see it done! Now let's see it undone! That has to be a huge task!

@Aerosnapper 2 дня назад

Thanks Gary - perhaps not quite so big a job as we assume. I know a company that's rather good at the work and expect to see them before very long

@user-lb8er8pn1g День назад

Ha ha Thanks for the ride Mike !

@Aerosnapper День назад

You're more than welcome - thanks for your support and especially for taking a moment to comment

@richardemmons7610 День назад

VERY,WELL DONE,SIR.....

@Aerosnapper День назад

Thank you, Richard - much appreciated.

@mayflowertrillium 2 дня назад

Thanks, Mike!

@Aerosnapper 2 дня назад

Pleasure - thanks for watching and taking a moment to comment

@peterrollinson-lorimer 2 дня назад

From the best of old Ronny. Damned if this doesn't deserve whiskey, cheers!

@Aerosnapper 2 дня назад

Thanks Peter - Slainte

@peterrollinson-lorimer День назад

@@Aerosnapper Agus tu fein.

@stuartbridgen4614 2 дня назад

Mike Amazing updates from start to finish Congratulations

@Aerosnapper День назад

Thank you, Stuart - and now back to the regularly scheduled programming LOL

@kathrineshaw9901 2 дня назад

Looking forward to your next endeavor. You should really start a local news channel. You are amazing!

@Aerosnapper 2 дня назад

Thanks Kathrine - that's a remark that makes me very proud - and humble. We have some great news sources in the city and I don't think I would want to compete - contribute perhaps, but not compete.

@DonJoyce День назад

Yay!!!!!!! It's open! Great job with the coverage, Mike!

@Aerosnapper День назад

Thanks Don - been quite the experience - all good though

@Zbip57 2 дня назад

Awesome!

@Aerosnapper 2 дня назад

Nochmal Danke

@marclattoni1959 2 дня назад

Thanks so much. Very curious how they plan to proceed to let maritime traffic pass from time to time, and, of course, over the log term. Nicely done!

@Aerosnapper 2 дня назад

Marc - the process is challenging, but relatively straightforward for a strong engineering team. It's likely to be a very similar procedure to the one adopted when the bridge deck of the now demolished bridge was removed. You can see that in the update from June 20th entitled 'Slip, Sliding Away'. Thanks for your interest and support

@simonforester424 2 дня назад

It's going to feel weird driving over the bridge and not feeling that humming grid underneath your tires.

@Aerosnapper 2 дня назад

Simon - very true - but you could always sample the sound from the 'Singing Bridge' video and play it as you cross.... I may have something that could help very shortly

@tytn9978 2 дня назад

Great News! I remember the days when one had to board a ferry to get to Wolfe island, so this is quite the marvel for me! I have one request. I would like to see the "bridge" in operation when it needs to move to open a channel for a boat! I have a vague idea of it moving along some form of rail system, backwards or forwards, but haven't quite been able to figure out just how that movement is accomplished, nor the length of time it takes to open and then reconnect, though I assume it is till faster than the time it took a ferry back in the dark ages before this masterpiece of a bridge!

@Aerosnapper 2 дня назад

Thank you - I should correct what I think may be a misperception. Access to Wolfe Island continues to be by ferry. This bridge connects downtown Kingston with the eastern sections of the city. I will certainly be following and sharing the work to remove and replace this temporary bridge later this month. You can see how it's likely to be done if you look back at the June 20th video 'Slip, Sliding Away'

@rayhallett 2 дня назад

Great job over the months!! I found myself wondering what your latest updates would be each day, and when I couldn't be "around electricity" (as I say about my days in the woods), I would eagerly hunt them down on my return. Thanks again!

@Aerosnapper 2 дня назад

Thank you, Ray - your support is appreciated - and I'm a little envious of your backwood breaks

@cdanilana 2 дня назад

It has taken more than 6 months but finally, we can cross the causeway! 😁

@Aerosnapper 2 дня назад

Yes, excitement not totally shared by the boating community - where no alternative passage is available to larger vessels

@cdanilana День назад

@@Aerosnapper It is not ideal but it means the world to us.

@Starboatbuilder День назад

Hi Great thanks for daily update. It is appreciated. Waiting to see what they do for the temporiay removal. Should just get the crane Toronto has - it would just lift up in one shot.

@Aerosnapper День назад

You're very welcome - I appreciate your support. It has already been announced that the removal will again involve support from a barge and withdrawal to one side, likely the east

@marilynturcotte5304 2 дня назад

Your drone will be missed flying around the bridge. It's so nice to see that the bridge is up and usable now. I'm going to be the "Grinch," but how many businesses will see their tills overflow with the money they "lost" during the closure? That goes for both sides of the bridge.

@Aerosnapper 2 дня назад

Marilyn - thank you - I don't think it's Grinch-like to be realistic. No one would have wished any harm to our beautiful lift bridge, but the work to address the challenge its demolition brought has been done quickly and well. Reality bites - and hopefully there's a strong season ahead for most of the affected businesses - though not an option for the tour operators sadly

@marilynturcotte5304 День назад

I think only the tour operators were severely impacted. I know of some businesses here in the East End that were impacted by consumers who had expressed themselves as not wanting to drive a few extra kilometres from the West and possibly having to drive past the HUB and witness the "other side" of Kingston live. It's so sad, but that's the world we live in. I'm going to miss the daily flights over the Cause Way, but damn glad the traffic at HWY 15 and Gore is going to be sane in the morning.

@MikeyPaper 2 дня назад

Reagan would be proud 😊

@Aerosnapper 2 дня назад

Glad you spotted that reference

@JamieCoville День назад

Thanks for keeping us up to date on this, it was great for those of us that was curious as to what was going on. Question for you, I'm noticing more and more the workers seeing your drone and waving at you. Do you think the workers liked being watched or did they grow used to it? Did you hear/talk with them at all during the course of doing this?

@Aerosnapper День назад

Thank you, James. It’s been an interesting spell. On the worker front - yes, I try to talk to folk, but it has to be off site. I think it becomes clear quite quickly that my interest is in showcasing contributions, not catching anyone out. Friends and family often love to see their people at work. It’s important to be as respectful of safety as the crew are - avoiding distraction and never showing anything that might attract adverse commentary

@JamieCoville День назад

@@Aerosnapper Thank you. I agree that you've been really good about being positive/respectful about what they are doing and not being snarky, which is a really good thing.

@retcdnmilengr День назад

My blue SUV was the first across

@Aerosnapper День назад

Dark blue - yes - Nissan Rogue ? Veteran's plates - a very cool achievement

@palco22 2 дня назад

Road traffic for 12 days then they remove this bridge for marine traffic for 7 hours then reinstall the bridge for one month then remove it again for another 7 hours of marine traffic and again reinstall the bridge for the winter season. No information for construction of a new bridge yet. This temporary bridge will most likely be for the winter season and removed for the summer marine traffic of 2025, then reinstalled for winter 25/26, .... then ? Good luck to the good people of Kingston.

@Aerosnapper 2 дня назад

Your concern is understandable - but we can only wait to see what actually happens in 2025. It's pretty clear that everyone will have a say in the way ahead and that no one is intentionally delaying or disadvantaging any section of our community. Perhaps we should focus on how well the response to an unwelcome event has been managed

@palco22 День назад

@@Aerosnapper It's unfortunately always a question of dollars, ... Obviously, this bridge is of importance both for the people of the Kingston area and the marine interest. Hope they work hard to achieve a great end result. Have a good day sir and as always thanks.

@willbranson3216 2 дня назад

What's the new bridge supposed to look like? Any drawings?

@Aerosnapper 2 дня назад

A question on everyone's mind - the process of identifying a permanent replacement that is moveable is still very much in the process of forming vapourware

@bopcomm День назад

@@Aerosnapper WHY does it have to be a movable bridge? There is enough of a stretch of highway & land to look to a much longer permanent bridge with enough clearance underneath for marine traffic.Look at the new Toronto bridges in the new DockLands project: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iaiiL2c3NRQ.html Made in Canada, and come in all sizes and elevation pitches. Moving bridges ALWAYS break eventually. Let's have something colorful (you should see them at night), and that DOESN'T break! ;>)

@ronblack7870 2 дня назад

i still say the original bridge could have been repaired . it's just the engineers in charge didn't want to take responsibility for the repair. these are the same fools that told the contractor to remove the braces on the member that then buckled without even supporting the counterweight. were they saving money ? well that certainly worked out. my plan would be support the counterweight fully , cut out the buckled member replace with heavier rolled steel channel with high strength bolts in the same rivet holes then clad with steel plate like they wanted to do in the original plan. weld the joints as a secondary measure. so this is temporary. what will the permanent bridge be and what will that cost?

@gabrieldsouza6541 2 дня назад

spilled milk

@Aerosnapper 2 дня назад

It's easy to come up with solutions when you don't have any responsibility for implementing or funding them. At some point we all have to have a little faith in the decisions taken by those who have all the facts and control the budget. Life can sometimes be challenging, but it's all we have to go on