Seattle’s unbelievable transportation megaproject fustercluck
The given article explores various problematic aspects that came upon with the Alaskan Way project in Seattle city and it has examples of over Over-precision, overestimation, and over-placement (Roberts, 2015).
Over-precision: This is evident in this story from the fact that the project went over budget and it was not fruitful in solving the traffic issues, rather it obstructed the waterfront vision. Also, there were obstacles in reaching the most famous tourist destination (waterfront) due to this project.
Overestimation: The researchers from the University of Washington already suggested the replacement of the viaduct by a new highway and suggested a time completion within next 4 years. The viaduct not only went serious damages due to earthquake but it also required huge spending ($14.5 million) in the repairs afterwards.
Over-placement: Instead of solving problems the viaduct resulted in water clogging issues, shadiness and it captured crucial urban land. Hence, all the earlier planned attainments for the project got overruled due to the problems which arose later.
2. Sinkhole develops near 'Bertha' tunnel digging site
The given article explains the incident where a sinkhole was developed near the digging site for Bertha’s tunnel and same site was complete just a week ago (Komo Staff, 2016).
Over-precision: This is evident in this story from the fact that the site where the sink hole came up was mined just a week prior to the incident and crew underwent over-precision in estimating accuracy levels of the tunneling work done at the same site.
Overestimation: The walls were will built along the east side of the tunnel and same was made as a precautionary measure to ensure that the viaduct was undamaged in case of any tragedy. Still, the sinkhole appeared within a week after the site was covered and a possible threat was posed to the barge working at the site for hauling the excavated wastes away.
Over-placement: This was evident in the project manager Dixons words when he said that they had already ensured the safety of viaduct by building walls on the east side and assumed that he actually predicted the failure of site.
References
Komo Staff (2016). Sinkhole develops near 'Bertha' tunnel digging site. Retrieved from http://www.komonews.com/news/local/sinkhole-develops-near-bertha-tunnel-digging-site
Roberts, D. (2015). Seattle’s unbelievable transportation megaproject fustercluck. Retrieved from http://grist.org/cities/seattles-unbelievable-transportation-megaproject-fustercluck/
