Monday, December 21, 2009
This is a foot bridge constructed along Macarthur highway in Marulas, Valenzuela City. Residents along the area and students of Fatima University are the main beneficiary of this structure.
I don’t know much about writing but I’m a little well-versed about construction. However, no one needs to be an engineer or a safety practitioner to know that this footbridge is hazardous. Needless to say, the power line is an obstruction crossing amidst the stair flight. A five feet six inches tall person like me would probably bump his head on the cables on the first landing of the staircase at night. Moreover, although these power lines were insulated there’s a huge risk for a shock hazard.
It appears that people behind this construction were stubborn as a mule and expecting public to swim with the tide. The use of this footbridge diminishes ten to twenty percent of traffic problems in the area but at the cost of the safety of the public. They could’ve placed it in a more strategic location or moved the power line overhead the footbridge before opening it to public.
In the meantime, I don’t give a hoot about a traffic officer shouting at me if he sees me crossing under the bridge. I don’t know about you but I would rather cross the capital beltway rather than risk myself being electrocuted to death.
