Firms Reach New Settlements In Central Artery Fatal Collapse
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley on March 26 announced “final agreements” with two companies related to the July 2006 fatal collapse of the Central Artery I-90 tunnel plenum. Settlements totaling $1.9 million end civil claims resulting from the fatal accident. Section design firm Gannett Fleming Inc., Harrisburg, Pa., agreed to pay $1.53 million into a statewide infrastructure fund, $50,000 to the city of Boston and waived $150,000 in project payments. It also agreed to make clients and staff aware of a Federal Highway Administration technical advisory on use and inspection of adhesive anchors. The state also settled with Sika Corp., Lyndhurst, N.J., manufacturer of the fast-set epoxy used to hold the ceiling anchors. The firm will pay $200,000 into the infrastructure fund and cease production and distribution of the epoxy. Coakley dismissed claims against Sigma Engineering International Inc., Lincoln, R.I., a structural engineering firm, and Conam Inc., Auburn, Mass., a materials inspection firm.