As if snapping rods and bolts weren't enough, word now comes that steel tendons holding up the suspension portion of the eastern portion of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge are already showing signs of corrosion.
Turns out they were incorrectly installed.
This is sounding more and more like the Boston Big Dig everyday.
The much-ballyhooed opening date of Labor Day is now officially being called into question. The Sacramento Bee has done a great job of covering this project over the last several years, check out the article.
In contrast, the replacement work on the Doyle Drive/Presidio Parkway (pictured above) project is going swimmingly. Work has begun on the northbound lanes, with completion expected sometime in 2014. So much care has gone into this particular project that even a pet cemetery was covered with a temporary cement protective cover, so as to not disturb the beloved occupants.
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