Problem Girders Shored at Salesforce Transit Center

The Transbay Joint Powers Authority, on Oct. 14, announced the completion of shoring under cracked girders in Salesforce Transit Center, which span 80 ft over Fremont Street. In late September, TJPA closed the 4.5-block-long hub, after the discovery of the cracks in the bottom flanges of the girders.

TJPA also announced it will reopen Fremont Street in time for the morning rush hour on Oct. 15. Shoring work continues at night under a similar twin girder system that spans First Street, though no cracks have been discovered there.

The transit center, which opened in August, remains closed.

Nadine M. Post, ENR's former editor-at-large for buildings, is an award-winning journalist with 45 years of experience covering trends, issues, innovations, controversies and challenging projects. Post has written about many industry giants, including 10 ENR Award of Excellence winners. And she has covered disasters, failures and attacks, including the 1993 bombing and the 2001 destruction of the World Trade Center. Project stories include the redevelopment of the World Trade Center; the 828-meter-tall Burj Khalifa; Los Angeles’ Disney Concert Hall; and Seattle's Bullitt Center and Rainier Square Tower. In 1985, Post wrote McGraw-Hill's book Restoring the Statue of Liberty (1986) for the restoration’s architects—Richard S. Hayden and Thierry W. Despont.

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