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$28 million Settlement of claims by the family of the woman killed in the Big Dig tunnel collapse
$3 billion Cost to fix 300 dilapidated bridges in Massachusetts
$400,000 Cost per day to delayed motorists due to the Minnesota I-35 bridge collapse
1 inch The thickness the gusset plates on the collapsed I-35 Minnesota Bridge should have been, instead of one half inch.

 

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Minnesota Bridge Reopens

In August 2007 the I-35 Bridge in Minneapolis collapsed into the Mississippi River due to a design error by a private engineering firm.  A design/build contract to replace the bridge was awarded to the highest bidder for a proposal which would take the longest time to complete.  The bridge was opened to traffic more than a year later.

 

 

  

Poll Results from Question #2:
 On infrastructure projects such as bridges,
should the contractor's work be
inspected by an engineer employed
by the public or by another contractor?

93% said PUBLIC ENGINEER
 2% said ANOTHER CONTRACTOR
5% said EITHER ONE

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Poll Results from Question #1:
 Should government contracts be awarded
through competitive bidding?

93% SAID YES     7% SAID NO
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