Engineers Tackle Massive Concerns for Mass Transit
The bombings on Madrids rail lines on March 11 that killed 191 and wounded 2,000 highlighted a stark reality long known to security experts. They say protecting ground transportation from terrorism is a task that will require billions of dollars, innovative approaches, years of effort, accelerated researchand ultimately will be only moderately effective.
Achieving even acceptable risk will "require a lot of ingenuity from our engineering community," says Edward Badolato, executive vice president for homeland security in The Shaw Groups Washington, D.C., office. "We are in a situation where we have to do better."