[DUMBGRUNT]

NTSB said each member of the team had an “implied authority” to shut the road to all traffic or require reshoring—not spelled out in contracts but as tangible as the tons of concrete above the passing motorists. None acted on that authority.

IIRC The entire focus of this design and installation procedure was NOT TO IMPEDE TRAFFIC ON THE ROADWAY. Mid-span temporary support was vetoed because it might cause traffic flow problems.

And they need to ask why no one wanted to shut the road down?

[Hojczyk]

I am no engineer but spent a lot of time on construction projects...

Just looking at it..looked to me like it needed a beam down the middle for support..

[KC_for_Freedom]

Safety takes over when a situation like this presents itself. In retrospect, the cost of the accident, the cost of the settlements, the cost to the company, none of these adds up to the concern over some people being late to their jobs because a road was closed.

So it gets back to ... what in h*ll were these people thinking?

Note, CSP in my tagline is for Certified Safety Professional (ret)

[KC_for_Freedom]

Safety takes over when a situation like this presents itself. In retrospect, the cost of the accident, the cost of the settlements, the cost to the company, none of these adds up to the concern over some people being late to their jobs because a road was closed.

So it gets back to ... what in h*ll were these people thinking?

Note, CSP in my tagline is for Certified Safety Professional (ret)

[marktwain]

NTSB said each member of the team had an “implied authority” to shut the road to all traffic or require reshoring—not spelled out in contracts but as tangible as the tons of concrete above the passing motorists. None acted on that authority.

Obvious lack of clear responsibility.

One of the major pushes of the Left in the United States, is a push to remove as much responsibility for objective results as possible.

[elteemike]

Not closing the highway while positioning of the span and failure to temporarily shore the bridge during is more than an “engineering error” or miscalculation, it is criminally negligent...