Friday, October 19, 2007
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Um...
Isn't there something inbetween? Like, once a month or something?
- Feds say warped Zakim Bridge plates safe after all
By Glen Johnson, Associated Press Writer | October 19, 2007
BOSTON --Federal officials who suggested this summer that warped cable-attachment plates on the Zakim Bridge may be more dangerous than state inspectors believed have told Patrick administration officials that a second look proved the plates were safe and daily inspections were no longer needed.
"We are satisfied that the warped anchor plates do not pose a safety concern sufficient to warrant that frequency of inspections. We understand the commonwealth will adhere to the two-year inspection frequencies required by the National Bridge Inspection Standards," wrote James Ray, acting deputy administrator and chief counsel at the Federal Highway Administration.
Isn't there something inbetween? Like, once a month or something?
