We are going through a hectic time with our river coalition.

Some of the highway reconstruction plans are nearing completion and have been released to the stakeholders for comment. There is one place where the existing highway will be abandoned in favor of what is being referred to as Horseshoe Bridge. It will be an impressive structure that will be a good example of how to design for resiliency: instead of trying to contain the river, they will let it go where it naturally wants to.



It also rounds off a sharp curve. Yesterday when I drove through there, I paid attention to what it looks like on the ground:



Most of that hill to the right of the river will be blasted away and road will have less of a curve to it.