I-84 repairs near 2009

A 3.5-mile stretch of Interstate 84 subjected to a botched highway widening project will see major repairs begin in early August, though state planners have pushed the completion date back to November 2008.

In recent months, Department of Transportation staff has said they expected the bulk of the work to be completed before the end of this year. The project was originally scheduled to wrap up in October 2005.

State officials allege the company hired in 2002 to widen Interstate 84 between Exits 25A and 27 made a number of glaring mistakes, including faulty installation of hundreds of drainage basins and pipes. Although there is no immediate danger, those mistakes could eventually cause sinkholes under the pavement, state staff said. (WRA, by Michael Puffer)

DOT staff still need to be sacked over this. And we still need to know how so many safety issues could be left unaddressed during construction. And how did William Fritz, son of Cheshire's state Rep. Mary Fritz, ever get to be the chief inspector on this project... when he was not NICET qualified. And on and on....

Tim White