Mugan: Privatizing bridge design is just asking for trouble
Source: Tom Mugan, president of the State Engineering Association, Capital Times (WI), 8/11/2007 10:19 am
In the wake of the Twin Cities bridge tragedy, we are all paying renewed attention to our national infrastructure and the dangers of deferred maintenance. The state of Wisconsin engineers responsible for designing our bridges have a special perspective that's up close and personal. We're engineers, but we're also taxpayers and citizens. We care about our work, and we feel a strong responsibility to provide for the public's safety.