![]() ![]() "The Transbay Transit Center is too important for our city and our regional transportation system not to act quickly to have definitive answers for the public, and someone needs to be held accountable once the cause is determined," Breed wrote in a statement. ![]() She said a plan needs to be in place to reopen the center as soon as possible. ![]() San Francisco Mayor London Breed visited the Transit Center Wednesday and met with Transbay Joint Powers Authority leadership and city department heads about the ongoing investigation into the situation. He said he did not know how long the crack was, but he told reporters that American-made steel was used in the construction of the center, which opened Aug. The first crack was found near a weld on a stress-bearing horizontal beam, Zabaneh said Tuesday. Zabaneh said engineers spent the day inspecting the damage and decided to shut the station down around 5 p.m., just as the afternoon rush hour started. Workers discovered the first crack around 10 a.m. He also said the cracking is localized to a particular area in the center, but that inspectors are inspecting the entire complex to ensure there are no other issues. We're looking at all of them to find out what exactly caused it to crack." "It could be a fabrication issue," he said. ![]()
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