State Senate leaders condemned the Schwarzenegger administration's decision to halt work on a suspension-span foundation for the new Bay Bridge, saying Wednesday the move could drive up the price for a bridge that is already on a collision course with the $6 billion mark. The stop-work order issued this month could add more than $100 million in penalties to a foundation contract that was supposed to cost $177 million, although administration officials contend the additional penalties would be closer to $30 million. The contract is one facet of a construction project that has been mired in political delays, miscalculated price...
