>But, I’ve been saying that it’s wrong that the Bay Bridge hasn’t been fixed yet. Look what happened, it’s now closed because some pieces snapped off.
Looks like that quick patch job didn’t work, did it? Below is from the above article:
The area of the bridge where the pieces broke off was where, over Labor Day weekend, crews found a critical flaw on a steel structural beam, called an eyebar, helping to hold up the eastern span.
The crack was discovered during the planned four-day shutdown of the span to install the 288-foot S-turn, but was unrelated to that project.
By the way, any and all people responsible for deciding on the repairs/replacement for this bridge really should apologize for being such jackasses. I’m not talking about the folks doing the actual work on the bridge. I’m talking about the politicians in Sacramento who took their sweet time to get the repairs underway. Anyone who held a state elected office from 1989 to 2005 really should say that they are sorry for not looking out for the public’s best interest. Admit that your petty political games are the reason it took so freaking long for this much needed project to get underway.
By the way, I couldn’t be happier to not live in the Bay Area right now.