Expanded probe of project sought
RENO -- The discovery of cracks in the largest of a series of bridges under construction between Reno and Carson City prompted a congressional committee to ask federal inspectors Wednesday to expand their investigation into the safety of the $600 million highway project.
"Given the recent developments, we are requesting that you expand the scope of this investigation to include the deficiencies discovered on the Galena Creek bridge," leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee said in a letter obtained by The Associated Press.
The Reno Gazette-Journal reported Tuesday that it could cost the state nearly $1 million to repair the cracks .
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector General launched an investigation in January into a smaller bridge -- the Galena Forest bridge -- at the request of the committee after an ex-construction worker complained he'd been ordered to do substandard concrete work to save money.
