Three problem projects may test the working relationship among California's Dept. of Transportation, Kiewit and elected officials. Tens of millions of dollars in payments ride on who is to be held responsible for delays and cost overruns on the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, the expansion of the Interstate 405 Freeway in Los Angeles and the recently opened Devil's Slide Tunnel in San Mateo County.
U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and other officials throughout the state want assurances that funds are not being wasted. Waxman sent a letter to the U.S. Dept. of Transportation requesting an investigation into the I-405 work.