TU: Wind meters on Duval County bridges will help decide closings

[Patricia M. McBride]

You just can't make this stuff up.  How did we ever manage without these I wonder (and actually, the article gives you that info)? I just feel blessed, don't you?   And yes, I am being facetious.   Our state is broke, our city is broke, our federal government is broke, and these folks are out buying wind meters for bridges (when many of bridges themselves nationwide need repairs)!

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5.2.2012

By           Drew Dixonjacksonville.com             Copyright 2012 The Florida Times-Union. All rights reserved. This material may  not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.         

May 2,  2012 - 02:35am

Wind meters on Duval County  bridges will help decide closings

Every major bridge in Duval County is now equipped with wind  meters that will tell authorities when it's time to shut down the crossings  during storms.

The Florida Department of Transportation installed them this year at a cost  of about $4,500 each, including one on the Intracoastal Waterway in Nassau  County. Two more are set to be installed in St. Johns County on the County Road  210-Palm Valley bridge and the Bridge of Lions.

In the past, law enforcement at each bridge determined when to close them due  to high winds, said Pete Vega, FDOT intelligent transportation  engineer.

Read more at Jacksonville.com:  http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2012-05-02/story/wind-meters-duv...