Here Come the Feds
US attorney eyes Big Dig allegations
You don't say.
Two scenarios immediately come to mind.
(1) Construction deficiencies were noted (by a qualified B/PB inspector) at the time the work was performed, but deliberately dismissed by Project higher-ups, allowing the substandard work to proceed.
(2) Construction deficiencies were NOT noted at the time the work was performed, because an unqualified B/PB inspector had no idea what he or she was looking at.
Can't say either of those gives me the warm and fuzzies?
Top prosecutors in US Attorney Michael J. Sullivan's office have been gathering information about the leaks in the Big Dig tunnels and allegations that the Turnpike Authority has withheld documents from independent specialists who tried to learn more about the problem.
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(Retired Judge Edward M.) Ginsburg said the prosecutors were also interested in whether key documents detailing the construction history of the tunnels are missing. Engineers working for Ginsburg's team late last year said that when they sought to learn more about a massive leak that erupted in the tunnel wall in September, they found the paper trail about the construction and repair history of that section of the tunnel incomplete.
"They were interested in missing documents," Ginsburg said.
You don't say.
Two scenarios immediately come to mind.
(1) Construction deficiencies were noted (by a qualified B/PB inspector) at the time the work was performed, but deliberately dismissed by Project higher-ups, allowing the substandard work to proceed.
(2) Construction deficiencies were NOT noted at the time the work was performed, because an unqualified B/PB inspector had no idea what he or she was looking at.
Can't say either of those gives me the warm and fuzzies?
