Wednesday, August 08, 2007
 
In Case Of Catastrophic Failure, An Alarm Will Sound
Wisconsin to install monitors on 15 bridges:
    The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will install devices on 15 bridges to monitor unusual movements, officials announced Tuesday, six days after the fatal I-35 bridge collapse in Minneapolis.

    The devices, called accelerometers, will be placed on the 15 bridges in Wisconsin that have support structures similar to the Minneapolis bridge.

    Accelerometers work much like seismometers, which measure movements of the Earth, and will gauge horizontal and vertical movements in the bridge supports.
Kudos to the state government of Wisconsin for spending tax dollars making a public gesture that won't actually fix anything.

Perhaps if they installed cameras, too, so they could have pictures of the actual collapse as well, kinda like security cameras favored by police departments don't prevent but allow government officials to watch governmental failures in progress from the safety of their offices.


- posted by Brian J. @ 11:11 AM
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