DOT: Vocabulary deficient?
November 21, 2008 - 2:58 pm
If any of you were a little freaked out by Kelly’s post yesterday about all of San Diego’s “structurally deficient” bridges, don’t be. That description, found on the federal Department of Transportation’s (DOT) website is “nowhere near what is out there,” according to Edward Cartagena of California’s Department of Transportation (better known as CalTrans). The bridges are checked every two years and 97 percent of them were retro-fitted after the Northridge earthquake. Cartagena said they’re declared “structurally deficient” if they’re in need of something as minor as a paint-job, exhibit spalling (a fancy term for small holes in concrete), or have damaged bridge rails. He said it has “nothing to do with the structure.”
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Thank you for cutting through the hysteria. You are my hero. Look forward to more . M.