Reviews of infrastructure contracts have found serious construction problems resulting, in part, from a lack of quality assurance on the part of both implementing agencies and contractors.
There is a long tradition in New York in which the first and even second versions of huge developments fail before serious construction begins.
Even developers with the best of intentions can run into serious construction problems.
Relays must be built as a series of stationary towers, so the viability of crossing an ocean in such a manner would make for some serious construction challenges.
Permafrost creates serious construction problems, especially where the subsoil is an unstable mixture of fine silt and water.
We're also going to see that the Santa Monica fault line -- yes, that's right, the one with a recurrence rate of once every 7500 years or so -- will pose a serious risk and serious construction challenges.
Now a catalogue of problems has appeared over the past 18 months, which, from a forensic investigation of the building, appear to be the result of serious defects in design and construction.
According to the BBC, tin cans and white polystyrene reinforced the concrete of the building, exposed since the structure's collapse and indicative of serious – and potentially illegal – breaches of construction standards.
In a letter to Edwin G. Foulke Jr., the administrator of OSHA, which is part of the United States Department of Labor, Ms. Maloney wrote: "I am deeply concerned about the large number of serious accidents that have occurred at construction sites in the last few years, more than I can ever remember.
He went on to say that for those in the construction trade, the threat of serious injury or worse was part of the job.
