"the worst of the worst"

this is the tappan zee bridge. right now, at my job, i'm working on some repair details for it. this morning, i was minding my own business getting ready for work when this story came on the television out of nowhere:

"The Tappan Zee, Kosciuszko and Goethals bridges are the worst spans in the New York metro area, according to a new report the AAA New York magazine, Car & Travel.


AAA traffic engineers and safety experts examined at structures in the local metro area and picked two bridges in New York City (Kosciuszko and Goethals) and one that spans the Hudson River (Tappan Zee) as the worst because of their "inability to safely handle modern traffic volumes, and, in the case of the TZ and Kosciuszko, poor structural condition.," according to a news release.

"The Tappan Zee is the worst of the worst," said Robert Sinclair Jr., manager of media relations for AAA New York. "Built in the 1950s, the bridge contains substandard steel due to metals needed for the Korean War. The structure for its approach roadways rests on wooden piles buried in the Hudson River bottom, and it handles far more traffic than designers intended, compromising safety," Sinclair said." (via)

don't worry. ima fix it.