“..no reason to believe this has anything to do with terrorism.”
Isn’t it too early to come up with a statement like that?
I had to turn off the news. My six year old was getting stressed. We are now watching the Giant/Dodger game. So I’m getting my updates here.
Yes, it is. My hunch is that this was due to structural wear and tear, just like they’re saying. But for crying out loud, can we get the investigation started before issuing the final report? I have no confidence that there will be an investigation with any integrity. Officials have already decided what outcome to report. Now they’re going to waste taxpayer money on an “investigation” so they can report what they want us to believe.
When all is said and done, it will be this....
Bumper to bumper traffic due to construction maximized the amount of traffic vehicles (weight) on the bridge.
Construction crews and their personal vehicles added more weight.
They were poring concrete and had numerous large concrete trucks (overly heavy loads concentrated in small areas).
They had many smaller liquid concrete vehicles moving and pouring concrete (bobcat size).
During this period, a train was passing by underneath, which caused a flexing (depression) of the ground support for the bridge, causing the girders to drop and flex.
This bridge has no center piers buried in the river bed like many others. It was supported only by the ends, and they couldn’t take all those forces at once.
All the high paid engineers in the world can come together and mindstorm this, and I’ll bet my last dollar ($4.00 actually) that this is the conclusion, if they tell the truth.
Someone missed out on pre-analysis of all the possible factors when they decided to allow heavier than normal concrete pouring vehicles to be on that bridge during bumper to bumper rush hour. They should have poured at night.
So, it depends on whose behind could get burnt, as to the ‘truth’ being told.
Look for a scapegoat to be picked, soon.