Watch-your-head infrastructure

May 21, 2014

High water, I expected. Falling concrete, I did not.

The location is Hidden Falls Park (South Unit) in St Paul, Minnesota. This is the Mississippi River Gorge. High water from recent rains flooded a section of the riverside trail. The yellow sign on the barrier also cautions about another hazard - falling concrete from the Highway 5 bridge over the Mississippi.

Falling financial support for infrastructure means falling concrete.

Watch your head!


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