Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Engineering News Record report: Silver Spring Transit Center

http://enr.construction.com/business_management/project_delivery/2014/0512-more-delays-for-md-transit-center.asp

"...the Augustine panel believes there could be safety issues, too, and notes 3-in.-thick concrete pieces have fallen from the structure."


Who doesn't agree with the Augustine panel that "3-in.-thick concrete pieces falling from the structure" are safety issues? 

This raises other questions:
  • Why are 3-inch-thick concrete pieces falling from the brand new, yet-to-be-opened, $120+ million Silver Spring Transit Center? 
  • Do 3-inch-thick concrete pieces falling from the brand new, yet-to-be-opened, SSTC suggest that there are other, perhaps even greater, problems with the SSTC?
  • How can the brand new, yet-to-be-opened, $120+ million SSTC have 3-inch-thick concrete pieces falling from the structure before it opens? (The SSTC hasn't seen its first car, much less fully-loaded bus!) 
  • Who was looking out for the public's interests (53% federal funding, 11% state, 36% county) during design and construction?
  • What does the SSTC experiece say about the practice of using public-private partnerships to design and build public works projects?





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