Transbay terminal officials said Thursday that the weld access holes suspected of triggering cracks in giant steel beams on the $2.2 billion project had passed muster during what they called ...

San Francisco officials struggled Wednesday to find the source of unusual cracking in support beams that shut down a just-opened, $2 billion transit center meant to serve as a bold architectural ...

The two cracked beams holding up the Transbay Terminal were specially fabricated in California on so large a scale that experts warn they could be vulnerable to cracking due to built in problems. “You ...

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco officials struggled Wednesday to find the source of unusual cracking in support beams that shut down a just-opened, $2 billion transit center meant to serve as a bold ...

Cracks in structural beams forcing the closure of the Salesforce Transit Center originated from where weld access holes were cut into them, a lead investigator said Thursday. The holes were pinpointed ...

The welding code and construction contract for the suspension-span roadway of the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge each contain a universal rule: “No cracks.” That rule applies to any new steel ...

Click HERE if you’re unable to view the gallery on your mobile device. SAN FRANCISCO — The two beams that cracked at the Salesforce Transit Center were not built to code, and the cracks could have ...

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Traffic backed up on Fremont Street and is diverted around the closed Salesforce Transit Center, Wednesday, in San Francisco. A second beam in San Francisco’s celebrated new $2 billion transit ...