Local Bridges Safety Not Properly Tested, Newspaper Reports

RIVERSIDE - Two major freeway bridges in the Inland Empire were tested for safety by a Caltrans engineer who was later disciplined for faking test results on other structures, calling into question the safety of some massive new bridges, it was reported today.

A whistleblower within the state agency told the Sacramento Bee that concrete tests on bridges across the state were either fabricated, or measured with possibly-faulty equipment. Two of the suspected bridges are on the Riverside (91) Freeway and a carpool flyover on the Pomona (60) and Orange (57) freeways in Diamond Bar,.

And one of th...