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Chinese bridge collapses in landslide months after opening (www.upi.com)
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[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

There is no known evidence that Hongqi Bridge had any construction flaws.

I would say not building necessary protections against landslides is a construction flaw or at least a planning one.

[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

It even mentioned there were cracks in the bridge before the landslide. However, I think the point of that comment is that the bridge was built correctly it was the design they picked that was flawed.

[–] bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone -2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Tradeoffs are necessary. I would prefer the Chinese approach to rapid infrastructure upgrades, over what the US is doing with our crumbling highway infrastructure.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 3 points 4 months ago

I would like to point out that most bridges are pretty safe too, this one notwithstanding. Most are built so the front doesn't fall off.

[–] BlackVenom@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I'll choose life.