BY LISA VORDERBRUEGGEN/ CONTRA COSTA TIMES
Posted: 04/17/2013 01:02:53 AM PDTOAKLAND — At the same time Caltrans was receiving the hefty steel anchor rods that would later snap on the new Bay Bridge, the agency appeared to have growing concerns about the integrity of some high-strength steel components on the span, newly released documents reveal.
In 2008, Caltrans admonished bridge contractor American Bridge Fluor Joint Venture and subcontractor Dyson Corp. for rushing the test schedule and delivering products that did not meet Caltrans’ specifications. Three weeks later, the state ordered an additional surface crack test on a list of other critical steel fasteners.Caltrans had recorded by that time three instances where steel parts supplied by Ohio-based manufacturer Dyson Corp. and its subcontractors failed to meet specifications, according to the agency’s Sept. 16, 2008, nonconformance report, one of hundreds of audit documents released Friday by Caltrans. (…)
via Testing on Bay Bridge components ordered in 2008 – The Reporter.