Idea of one person operating 3 bridges has Green Bay bridge tenders up in arms
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By Paul Srubas | Source: Green Bay Press Gazette
Remote operation of Green Bay’s three downtown bridges would compromise safety and inconvenience shippers, motorists and pedestrians, Green Bay’s bridge tenders say.
… the consulting firm doing the study says that operating three bridges from a single bridge house could result in a safer, more convenient operation and a cost-savings.
Currently, three bridge tenders operate the Ray Nitschke Memorial, Walnut Street and Don A. Tilleman bridges over the Fox River — opening them for freighters and pleasure crafters and closing them for vehicles and pedestrians.
Clark Dietz Inc., a consulting firm out of Wausau, has been studying the possibility of one bridge tender operating all three bridges.
Tenders operate multiple bridges in Milwaukee, Menasha and Manitowoc and soon will be operating two bridges in Sturgeon Bay, according to Mark Porlier of Clark Dietz Inc.
The purpose of remote operation is to cut costs, improve safety and reduce wear and tear on equipment, all without loss of the level of service to boating, shipping and land-based traffic, Porlier said.
