There's no record heat. It's only 80 there at noon and this is Aug.
"* Cracks in steel discovered in inspection last year"
THere it is. THe bridge was found to be collapsing last year. I'll bet they had a meeting or 2 about that.
"* "Jackhammering" sounds moments before collapse began"
I'll bet the engineers responsible and told this guy where to start hammering were air conditioning their butts when this guy hammered through what was holding the bridge together.
It was in the 90s today.
Every media report I've heard since this broke has mentioned a heat wave. Take it up with them. I'm in Penna.
THere it is. THe bridge was found to be collapsing last year. I'll bet they had a meeting or 2 about that.
And if they found all the defects, it was not a contributing factor. But not if they did not.