Don't worry, the Silver Spring Transit Center is safe. ... Really!

The county broke ground on the transit center in 2008, but work stopped in 2011 after structural defects within the $119 million project were found.

A report by an advisory panel headed by former Lockheed Martin CEO Norm Augustine concluded that the remediation work on beams and girders to correct the design deficiencies could add $7 million to the center’s cost and might delay the opening into 2015. The panel, which included three construction and engineering experts, cited possible safety concerns as well as maintenance issues.

The panel did not see any evidence of a major structural failure, even with the facility in its present form. But it said it was “particularly important that remediations ... be implemented promptly in order to avoid lesser safety hazards.” Those hazards include concrete chunks falling on people in the center, the panel said.

“The likelihood of sudden failure which could impact safety to large numbers of persons is considered to be low provided proper long-term maintenance and regular biannual inspections are performed,” the report said.

http://www.gazette.net/article/20140806/NEWS/140809553/1081/silver-spring-transit-center-remediation-work-to-start-this-week


Don't worry!!!

The risk of "sudden failure" of the Silver Spring Transit Center is "low"...

... however, there are "lesser safety hazards" that need to be addressed, including "concrete chunks falling on people"

How reassuring!!!

... and to think that the people who are paying for this LEMON are the same ones who may have concrete chunks falling on their heads. 

Standard headgear for Silver Spring Transit Center patrons:

a steaming pile of...

http://silverspringtransitcenter.blogspot.com/