San Francisco closes new $2.2B transit hub after crack found in support beam

San Francisco closes new $2.2B transit hub after crack found in support beam(theguardian.com)

28 points by tangled 7 years ago | 6 comments

ironmagma 7 years ago |

This after over $2 billion dollars spent so far, and after a vulnerability review halfway into construction (why did it wait until then?), Fred Clarke said "We already had a very safe building. Now we probably have one of the safest buildings in the world." [1]

[1] https://projects.sfchronicle.com/2017/transbay-terminal/the-...

toomuchtodo 7 years ago | |

Is it ideal? Of course not. But it is far better than ignoring the problem as was done in Miami, where a college’s pedestrian bridge collapsed over a roadway (after possible failure signals were ignored), killing several people on the roadway below and a construction worker.

ironmagma 7 years ago | | |

Yep, never said it was bad. But the cost of this transit center is absolutely enormous for what it is -- a glorified bus station and park. There aren't even plans for BART connectivity, and the cost doesn't include the pricetag for MUNI metro linkage.