Yeah, remember when I35W fell down because republicans wanted to cut corners? .
any evidence or just a typical liberal lie???[/QUOTE]
Phone call put brakes on bridge repair | StarTribune.com
"Hey, that bridge is gonna fall down, should we fix it? Naaaaaah" -republicans[/QUOTE]
His article does not mention Republicans or Democrats let alone blame them. Typical liberal liar!!!
Moreover, the NTSB investigation did not come close to blaming them Republicans or Democrats:The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was the inadequate load capacity, due to a design error by Sverdrup & Parcel and Associates, Inc., of the gusset plates at the U10 nodes, which failed under a combination of (1) substantial increases in the weight of the bridge, which resulted from previous bridge modifications, and (2) the traffic and concentrated construction loads on the bridge on the day of the collapse. Contributing to the design error was the failure of Sverdrup & Parcel’s quality control procedures to ensure that the appropriate main truss gusset plate calculations were performed for the I-35W bridge and the inadequate design review by Federal and State transportation officials. Contributing to the accident was the generally accepted practice among Federal and State transportation officials of giving inadequate attention to gusset plates during inspections for conditions of distortion, such as bowing, and of excluding gusset plates in load rating analyses.
Before determining that the collapse of the I-35W bridge initiated with failure of the gusset plates at the U10 nodes, the Safety Board considered a number of potential explanations. The following factors were considered, but excluded, as being causal to the collapse: corrosion damage in gusset plates at the L11 nodes, fracture of a floor truss, preexisting cracking, temperature effects, and pier movement.
The following safety issues were identified in this investigation:
Insufficient bridge design firm quality control procedures for designing bridges, and insufficient Federal and State procedures for reviewing and approving bridge design plans and calculations.
Lack of guidance for bridge owners with regard to the placement of construction loads on bridges during repair or maintenance activities.
Exclusion of gusset plates in bridge load rating guidance.
Lack of inspection guidance for conditions of gusset plate distortion.
Inadequate use of technologies for accurately assessing the condition of gusset plates on deck truss bridges.
As a result of this accident investigation, the Safety Board makes recommendations to the Federal Highway Administration and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. One safety recommendation resulting from this investigation was issued to the Federal Highway Administration in January 2008.