From the story:
6:10 p.m.
A San Francisco transit official says workers discovered a crack in a steel beam at the city’s celebrated new transit terminal as they installed ceiling panels.
After further inspections, Transbay Joints Power Authority Executive Director Mark Zabaneh says officials decided Tuesday to immediately close the $2.2 billion center.
Zabaneh says the crack is near a weld on a stress-bearing beam. He said he did not know how long the crack was.
Zabaneh says inspectors will be working at the building throughout the night to assess whether it is safe for people to return. He does not believe the problem is related to a sinking condominium building next door.
The center opened in August after nearly a decade of construction. Zabaneh said American steel was used for its construction.
“He does not believe the problem is related to a sinking condominium building next door.”
That made me REALLY laugh out loud.
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He does not believe the problem is related to a sinking condominium building next door.
Cracked beams, sinking buildings...
The problem is very obvious.
They built over a sacred Indian burial grounds/casino site.
Return it to the Indians.
The Mohawk Indian ironworkers can deal with the beam.
If you can see a crack then it is really bad. There are all the other cracks you do not see that are even worse. The bridge in Minnesota that fell down was like that. Hidden cracks until they ripped open due to add’ll loads from traffic and construction.