floating woes

"Pleasure trips on the Creek have had to be curtailed or cancelled because boats cannot pass through Dubai's new floating bridge for much of the day. The crossing has eased traffic congestion in the city-but cruise operators say it is driving away tourists. The bridge...block the passage of vessels between 6am and 10pm..."

http://www.emiratestodayonline.com/

On the way back from Ajman..I instructed the driver to use the floating bridge..just to have a feel of it.Someone told me if the suspension of your car is kind of worn-out..you can actually FEEL it "galloping" (his word not mine) across.

"The 300 meter long bridge - 3.3 meters in height - floats on a harsh saltwater Creek environment which required special construction materials. It was also constructed to withstand wind speeds of up to 160 kilometers per hour and waves of up to 1.8 meters. Moreover the structure dynamically distributes energy from waves and pressure from vehicles across the length and breadth of the platform in such as was that they cancel each other out.
Environmentally speaking, the bridge does not disturb the flow of the water underneath it and allows for barnacles and sea algae to grow, which attracts and sustains existing sea life."
http://www.godubai.com/citylife/press_release_page.asp?id=11160&search=

I guess you can't please everyone...u win some and u lose some...that's life!

"let's get back to Ajman...it's so bloody hot here!"