Today was a ride day. We rode well, I think we're getting stronger. Once you're old it's difficult to add strength. It takes awhile, but can be done. The important thing is not to have breaks in the fitness program, which both us of have caused over the years. Fortunately, we're good at the moment, it's all working according to spec.
Yesterday we decided to drive downtown and see what we would see on the St. Mary project. I blogged about this here. According to their website the following work was done.
From the article we learn, "The complete reconstruction of mainline I-10 for the segment between St. Mary’s Road and 29th Street included 6 new bridges, 17 retaining walls totaling nearly 14,000 linear feet of walls, drainage structures paralleling the corridor, and pavement design. The field investigation program conducted by NCSG included 122 borings for the various structures. A combination of drill rigs was required, including conventional truck mounted, track mounted for drilling on slopes, and difficult access rigs for the sides of steep embankment slopes."
The post was from January 2023. Apparently, we missed most of the I-10 work before we came back in 2023, we left in 2021. The remaining work seems to be the new St. Mary's underpass. That is still closed, maybe next year.
This is heading under the railroad bridge downtown. The yellow store is a bike shop. This is really old Tucson.
There used to be an empty lot in front of the mural, we were always afraid it would be obscured. However, road widening has taken care of the vacant lot, and the mural is saved.
There is a large defunct building that I think used to be cold storage. They have a very long wall, which is painted with a mural of cows and cowboys.
It has been there forever.
Today was a beautiful day, warm and the wind wasn't bad. We saw this yucca in some one's front yard. I love these things, they look like aliens.
In news of 47, he hosted Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the UK, today. When Mr. Starmer postulated that there was no bad blood between the US and Canada, 47 looked at him and said "that's enough." That's not how one generally treats allies with whom we have a special relationship. Mr. Starmer also countered JD Vances' statement that the UK and EU don't have free speech with a "yes we do." JD just needs to stop talking.
Enough of them, they give me a headache.
I like both of the murals, it's always great to see some colour that isn't signage. And the yucca is something!
ReplyDeleteI love seeing these murals everywhere. Nice that you can see the whole thing without a big honking pick up in front of it!
ReplyDeleteIt's a really nice day here too. Not that intense blue sky but we do get that.
ReplyDeleteApparently today at the meeting with Zelensky at which a 'treaty' was supposed to be signed giving the US access to Ukraine's mineral wealth in exchange for US weapons and aid things got testy between Z and Trump and Vance with raised voices and threats. Couldn't read the article from NYT because I don't subscribe but that was the headline.
Every day is a new dumpster fire.
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