First, one of its piers sunk into the ground, causing a raised highway section to buckle. That put the expansion of the Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway months behind schedule as all of its piers were tested, while engineers pointed fingers and the Expressway’s director quit. Now, motorists who drive the older at-grade section of the Expressway are finding their cars splashed by sealant and their tires flattened by errant nails. All for only a $2.25 cash toll!
This article appears in Sep 14-20, 2005.