MTA completes 18-month Metro-North bridge project

Guest · October 14, 2014, 5:14pm

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efftenxrfe · October 14, 2014, 5:13pm

“spalling” must be in the Kalmbach-Webster Dictionary: it’s not in my Merriam-Webster.
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joho2486 · October 14, 2014, 5:17pm

“Spalling” is an engineering term when chunks of concrete fall off due to a multitude of factors.

DAN_HOWARD · October 14, 2014, 5:39pm

And while we are on the subject of engineering terms, “The new bridge has no load limit” is not really a valid statement. “There are no longer any load restrictions on the bridge” is a more accurate portrayal of the improved situation and probably what they intended to state.

…and please don’t blame Trains/Kalmbach for this one - the quote came right from an MTA/Metro North press release.

ngfred · October 15, 2014, 5:40pm

spall a chip or flake i.e. of stone. In my Webster’s New World Dictionary required in my high school English class. Class of 1955.