The best account of @SoundTransit #applecup fiasco is THEIR blog post, which Google doesn’t consider news.
Although it looks like a template for “news org” reporter-as-stenographer stories, only @UrbanistOrg links to it:
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soundtransit.org/blog/platform/…
Although it looks like a template for “news org” reporter-as-stenographer stories, only @UrbanistOrg links to it:
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soundtransit.org/blog/platform/…
Also, only @UrbanistOrg notes this deflection/finger pointing: an unamed “contractor had failed to fully implement the construction drawings.”
No mention of @SoundTransit responsibility to INSPECT.
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theurbanist.org/2022/02/11/tra…
No mention of @SoundTransit responsibility to INSPECT.
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theurbanist.org/2022/02/11/tra…
Irony alert missing from any local coverage: @SoundTransit received the 2018 “Tunnel Achievement Award for Project Excellence” for the UW> Northgate Link extension.
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soundtransit.org/get-to-know-us…
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soundtransit.org/get-to-know-us…
“On time, on budget” for a massive project usually means SOMETHING was sacrificed.
Usually its features.
In @SoundTransit case, it appears to have been inspections.
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Usually its features.
In @SoundTransit case, it appears to have been inspections.
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Rather than provide details on what happened in December (that’s what links are for), @seattletimes and @mynorthwest would better serve the public by telling us
(1) which contractor deviated from design
Consultants listed in 2021
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soundtransit.org/blog/platform/…
(1) which contractor deviated from design
Consultants listed in 2021
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soundtransit.org/blog/platform/…
(2) how @soundtransit oversight/inspection failed.
The key problem wasn’t new train cars sagging slightly under weight.
It was contractor failure to trim bolts (which would have added time and $).
Why wasn’t THIS info included, @seattletimes?
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soundtransit.org/st_sharepoint/…
The key problem wasn’t new train cars sagging slightly under weight.
It was contractor failure to trim bolts (which would have added time and $).
Why wasn’t THIS info included, @seattletimes?
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soundtransit.org/st_sharepoint/…
“the construction contractor, Mass Electric, had noted ‘cut off excess rod’ as part of their 2017 construction work plan… Sound Transit's Construction Management Consultant, Mott McDonald, did not ensure the construction contractor completed the work and cut the rods.”
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From the draft audit released at the same time as @SoundTransit statement
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soundtransit.org/st_sharepoint/…
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soundtransit.org/st_sharepoint/…
(3) why testing did not include loads simulating a game day like the Apple Cup.
Hello! Sounders, Mariners, Seahawks games provide data (bus and rail). BTDT.
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Hello! Sounders, Mariners, Seahawks games provide data (bus and rail). BTDT.
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(4) why the failure occurred where @SoundTransit had to insure no vibration for campus buildings. (hypothesis in audit)
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soundtransit.org/blog/platform/…
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soundtransit.org/blog/platform/…
(5) IS this suspect contractor also working on the next leg, Northgate to Lynnwood?
(6) WHAT is @SoundTransit doing to make sure contractors DO THEIR JOBS?
(7) How did Covid affect performance, communication?
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(6) WHAT is @SoundTransit doing to make sure contractors DO THEIR JOBS?
(7) How did Covid affect performance, communication?
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