Report: Caltrans overrode worries about Bay Bridge

[seabeckind]

3. I fault the underlying philosophy

The most telling sentence from the referenced article is:

"Two engineers who worked on the project, one for Caltrans and one employed by a contractor, told a California Senate committee in January that they were reassigned after they voiced objections about Zhenhua's work."

Who overrode their objections? That person is the one at fault.

This is just one more example of the movement in this country away from science and education. Once upon a time this country had confidence in scientists, now the emphasis is on cost and profit. Dreamliner, car recalls, VA benefits, etc. Look anywhere:

crappification

What the hel did anyone think would happen when raygun gave the marketer the seat that the engineer had?