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"The apparent delay comes as NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit has learned that during inspections of nearly 50 different types of welded connections crews found at least three areas of weld defects and steel inconsistencies.
Sources say the problems were found in so-called jumbo columns that hold up the multi-story structure and its rooftop park.
The concern is that the new issues strongly resemble the problems blamed for the cracks in the support beams last year – specifically low toughness, the property that makes steel resistant to cracking."
Meh - we're still waiting for the Brown Bros. 6bil half a Bay Bridge to crap out.