The fracture in the tie girder that shut down the Interstate
40 bridge over the Mississippi River for three months this
summer likely developed in a weld repair made during the
fabrication of the bridge.
France will build new nuclear reactors to help the country lessen its dependence on foreign countries for its energy supplies, meet global warming targets and keep prices under control, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday.
A preliminary report by experts into the collapse of a Mexico City elevated subway line that killed 26 people placed much of the blame Wednesday on poor welds.
An employee with the Arkansas Department of Transportation who inspected the I-40 bridge over the Mississippi in 2019 and missed a major crack that shut down the bridge two years later is now out of a job and may face criminal charges.
