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Phil Matier: Carquinez Bolt Problems Foreshadowed Bay Bridge Mess
Caltrans is already facing tough questions raised in the wake of a highly critical report and a state senate committee hearing on engineers' alerting agency managers about cracked welds on the Bay Bridge's eastern span.