[camle]

one wonders if this is one of those highways rebuilt a few years ago after an earthquake using massive incentives for quick completion, and if so, whether that had anything to do with this.

[verum ago]

one wonders if this is one of those highways rebuilt a few years ago after an earthquake using massive incentives for quick completion, and if so, whether that had anything to do with this.

considering the collapsed section suffered an explosion followed by a 2750° fire, I'd say the quality of construction is a rather moot point.

[EEDUDE]

This happened in Birmingham, Al. a few years back.

Burning gasoline or fuel oil generates enough heat to melt the structural steel in an overpass, Rosies’ blessing or not.

[mdmathis6]

“Heat exceeded 2,750 degrees and caused the steel beams holding up the interchange from eastbound I-80 to eastbound Interstate 580 above to buckle and bolts holding the structure together to MELT, leading to the collapse, California Department of Transportation director Will Kempton said.”

And the kooks like to say that there is no way the Twin towers superstructure could have been destroyed by the heat of jet fuel, with out “help” of well placed bombs!