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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- A motorcycle rider died Sunday afternoon after losing control of his bike, crashing and being thrown into a retaining wall.

According toColorado Springs Policeofficers, the crash happened at the five points intersection in the citynear Cascade Street, Tejon Street, Ramona Avenue and Cheyenne Boulevard.

The rider lost control around12:46 p.m., and the rider was thrown from the bike, hitting the wall on the southwest curb-line.

The rider was not wearing a helmet and died at the scene.

Officers said the rider, whose name hasn't been released yet, was likely under the influence of alcohol.

No other cars or bikes were involved. Officers detoured traffic around the area until about 3 a.m. Monday.

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The Radnor Board of Commissioners agreed Monday to a license agreement with SEPTA to access part of its municipal parking lot at Glenbrook Road while the transit authority rebuilds a retaining wall.

The wall holds back the bank at the Route 100 line.

The wall is badly deteriorated; its taking our parking lot with it, pointed out Stephen F. Norcini, public-works director.

The wall has even collapsed in one area.

Because of limited right-of-away onto the lot, which is at 822 Glenbrook Road in Bryn Mawr, the transit authority sought access to eight parking spaces that will be cordoned off from public use and reserved for construction purposes.

The anticipated project length is five months.

Not only will the transit authority repave the area impacted by their construction activities but SEPTA has agreed that after it completes the project it will resurface and stripe the entire parking lot. The value of such paving and stripping of the parking area outside of the work area is valued at $12,000.

The township recommended to the board that the temporary loss of parking spaces is outweighed by the cost savings of not having to repave the lot. According to the township, the lot is not heavily used and on a normal weekday there are more unoccupied parking spaces than occupied ones.

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The Ghent Planning Board moved closer to approval of a site plan for the Price Chopper Wednesday with discussion and partial resolution of differing opinions on a retaining wall, lighting and buffering trees.

Chatham Associates of Albany has applied for site plan and subdivision approval to build a 43,000-square-foot Price Chopper Market on 7.08 acres at 2595 Route 66. The parcel is just south of the current Price Chopper, located at Chatham Plaza.

Price Chopper engineer Mike Tucker described a revised lighting plan he had submitted, with recessed bulbs, and a 33 percent reduction in after-hours lighting; and an updated landscape plan, with a mix of wildflowers in front, and a relocation of maple trees so as not to interfere with power lines. The trees would be in a variety of heights, he said, with 30 percent over eight feet.

Much discussion was devoted to the retaining wall. At previous meetings, board members who had favored a traditionally constructed stone wall were convinced that it would be cost-prohibitive, and that a precast, faux-stone wall would be affordable and strong enough for the purpose.

Board member Larry Machiz expressed concern about the one-over-two-and-two-over-one design of the fake stones.

I can live into the concrete wall with stain, but I have trouble to me, its going to look fraudulent, he said. He asked them to look at another designer.

As the discussion continued, Board Attorney Ted Guterman urged members to move toward a decision on the application.

You cant be talking about a wall for two months, he said.

Its the most visible thing, said board member Martin Silver.

From our point of view, we stepped back from a laid stone wall, Machiz said. This is a stronger and cheaper product. But we need to get the right look out of this. Were moving forward.

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DOB Brings Back Wall Check Pgm.

No Penalties If Problems Found

Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri announced that the Department of Buildings (DOB) eighth annual No-Penalty Retaining Wall Inspection Program is underway.

Under the program, New Yorkers can request a free inspection of their retaining wall without the threat of receiving a violation if the wall is found to be in poor condition.

During inspections, DOB inspectors will examine a walls structural conditions to check if there is any bulging, displaced material or if the wall is leaning. If repairs are needed, the DOB will defer issuing violations to allow property owners time to take corrective action. However, if dangerous conditions are found, the agency will take immediate action to make sure the unsafe conditions are corrected as soon as possible.

Inspections can be requested between now and June 30 by calling 311.

Property owners have a responsibility to make sure every corner of their property is safe, and this program reminds them to pay special attention to their retaining wall, said LiMandri in a statement. Retaining walls can deteriorate over time, and starting today, property owners can ask for a free, no-penalty inspection so they can have the opportunity to fix any structural conditions before its too late. Homeowners can save themselves time, money and heartache by taking the proper precautions and calling for an inspection today.

Launched in 2005, the No-Penalty Retaining Wall Inspection Program was created following the collapse of a retaining wall above the Henry Hudson Parkway. The program seeks to ensure that retaining walls in New York City are properly maintained in order to prevent future accidents. Over the past five years, the Department has performed over 400 retaining wall inspections as part of the program.

Retaining walls are designed to hold back soil that would otherwise move to a more natural slope or incline if the wall were not in place. Over time, these walls can deteriorate as the seasons change and temperatures rise and fall, posing a safety risk to nearby buildings. By law, property owners are required to maintain these walls and perform periodic inspections of them every five years and submit reports on their condition to the DOB. New Yorkers are encouraged to call 311 to report any noncompliant conditions.

For more information, please visit the DOB website at http://www.nyc.gov/buildings.

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Friday, May 18, 2012

THE Taft Property Venture Development Corp., developer of the Horizons 101 condominium project on Gen. Maxilom Ave., is fast-tracking the restoration of the retaining wall that collapsed last month.

In a news conference yesterday, Horizons 101 project manager Engr. Oscar Umali said they are expected to finish the repair by the first week of June.

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Umali said they are four days ahead of schedule, mainly because the repair is being done 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

7-step solution

He said theyre into their 35th day of repair, after promising the Cebu City Government to finish it in 60 days.

Following the collapse of their previous retaining wall, the Gaisano-owned firm adopted a seven-step solution to prevent a repeat of the incident.

This included, among others, rebuilding a stronger wall, repairing the damaged houses and installing a soldier pile, a 26-piece, 12-meter steel pile to support a portion of the collapsed wall.

With the new retaining wall, Umali assured that last months incident will not be repeated.

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Sunday, May 13, 2012

THE Office of the Building Official (OBO) faced major challenges recently with the collapse of a retaining wall in a condominium building last month and the collapse of a subdivision riprap last Tuesday.

With the number of problems OBO is addressing, the lack of engineers or manpower continues to haunt the office, but maybe not for long.

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It was only recently that OBO officer-in-charge Josefa Ylanan learned that the Cebu City Council passed an ordinance that would make the office a separate department.

Currently, it is a division under the Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW). This is why Ylanan was never conferred the position of a department head.

This, as some residents affected by the collapse of the wall of Horizon 101 are reported to have returned to their homes without OBOs permission.

They were told by the City Government to evacuate after the wall collapsed last month.

But when Sun.Star Superbalita visited the area yesterday, it saw some of the residents back in their homes.

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A fatal motorcycle accident shuts down several lanes of I-26 Friday night.

David and Jennifer Morrison tragically lost their lives when their Chopper motorcycle hit a retaining wall on Interstate 26, launching the married couple to the ground 30 feet below.

It is a double death that shakes Charleston's biking community.

"Something like this is an eyeopener and at least for the next few weeks, people will be paying more attention when on a bike," Marc Kimbell, sales manager at American Biker, said.

The Morrisons visited the Ladson motorcycle store six days before their accident. Kimbell said the Chopper-riding enthusiasts bought new motorcycle t-shirts and other bike accessories.

It was in 2004 when the husband and wife bought the same bike they lost their lives on, the 2004 Big Dog Chopper.

"They have had that bike for awhile and they are experienced riders," Kimbell said. "Sometimes it doesn't matter how much experience you have if the cars on the road aren't paying attention."

Some attorneys who represent motorcyclists agree with Kimbell.

"In my experience with motorcycle collisions, it never is the motorcycle driver doing something irresponsible or careless," attorney Mark Joye said."It's the car driver, but rarely does he get hurt.The motorcycle driver always gets seriously hurt."

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St. Augustine police: Alcohol involved in pickup truck's crash into Castillo de San Marcos

A St. Augustine man is hospitalized in serious condition after slamming his pickup truck into a retaining wall of the Castillo de San Marcos this morning, police said.

Michael Harrison Bridges, 27, was driving west on East Castillo Drive about 2:40 a.m. when he veered off the roadway, struck a fence and a tree before heading through the parking lot. The vehicle then crashed through some shrubbery and went into the fort's Covered Way retaining wall, said Gordie Wilson, superintendent of the federal property.

Bridges was taken to Flagler Hospital and then flown to Orange Park Medical Center, one of two trauma centers in the region.

Officer Mark Samson of the St. Augustine Police Department said the crash report states that Bridges had been drinking. The investigation is continuing.

Samson said the truck was heavily damaged. Wilson said the crash took out small chunks of the wall and did other damage, but he had no cost estimate. He said the wall, standing just before the fort's moat, was likely built in the 1700s. The fort remains open.

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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

THE collapse of the retaining wall of a subdivision in Barangay Talamban, Cebu City that resulted to the death of two people is an example of how blame-throwing cant be directed at one sector alone. One can consider the accident a confluence of inaction and glossing over of safety concerns by the people concerned.

The obvious target would be the developer of Casa del Rio subdivision, Commonwealth Estate Inc., as talks have swirled that the riprap that collapsed lacked metal reinforcement. Reports that cracks had surfaced on the structure do not speak well of the construction quality.

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This begs the question of whether officials of Barangay Talamban and the Office of the Building Official (OBO) had checked the construction site or not. Did reports of the cracks reach them and, if so, what were the steps taken to ensure the safety of nearby residents?

Consider that this is not the first collapse of a similar type of structure this year. Just last month, a portion of the retaining wall in the project site of Taft Property Venture Development Corp. in Sitio Sta. Teresita, Barangay Cogon-Ramos collapsed, threatening the safety of the surrounding houses.

These incidents have correctly invited concerns about the failure to strictly implement provisions of the National Building Code.

In the accident involving Commonwealth Estate, however, there is the added aspect of the houses that bore the brunt of the collapse of the retaining wall and soil being within what has been considered a dangerous zone. These were built below the riprap and on the riverbank.

Talamban Barangay Captain Jesus Remedio Jr. now claims that they had asked the residents to evacuate the area, but they obviously lacked the political will to force them to leave. This may have contributed to the failure to act on the threat of the ripraps collapse.

One resident noted that when they complained to barangay officials about the cracks in the riprap, they were instead threatened with the demolition of their houses.

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