Irregularities rattle Governor
Perhaps the people who created the I-84 mess will someday be held accountable.
"The I-84 failure was, unfortunately, the latest in a series of irregularities and problems at DOT that point to the need for cultural and organizational change," Rell is quoted as saying in a press release issued by her office.I'm glad the Governor is talking about this. With repair estimates (on this job alone) running as high as $27million, people need to be held accountable. And then there are all the other issues of "irregularities and problems" of which she spoke.
Last year, several DOT personnel were arrested on corruption charges related to a scheme to steer road-sealing contracts. (WRA, by Michael Puffer)
Probably related to the "irregularities," the Courant ran this article in which Senate Majority Leader Donald E. Williams Jr., D-Brooklyn said the "FBI is nosing around." (by Edmund H. Mahony) Ouch! This whole thing just continues to get worse. I wonder how far reaching this investigation will become.
Btw, I looked for the actual press release on the state website, but couldn't find it.
Tim White
2 comments:
Given the near certainty that attorneys from the AG's office approved all the contracts on this job, I think an independent cousnel is going to be needed on this.
By the way, could someone explain to me how Governor Rell thinks the solution to incompetence in road repair is to force DOT to spend more time on mass transit and less time on roads?
Seems if anything they need to return to their former core competency
This is the usual answer from Rell. A press release and a committee will take care of everything.
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