Tag Archives: Inspection

Inspection showed Mercier Bridge corrosion trouble in 2006

Posted on November 15, 2011 by integritythatworks

Five years before Quebec closed part of the Mercier Bridge due to dangerously deteriorating steel plates on the span’s provincial side, an inspection found plates on the federal side were corroding and had to be replaced. The report said repairing … Continue reading →

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Millennium Pipeline clears safety check

Posted on November 3, 2011 by integritythatworks

Millennium Pipeline has been given the go-ahead to return to full service, company officials said, after a natural gas leak led to a government investigation that uncovered missing weld inspection records. While the records weren’t located, new weld inspections were conducted to … Continue reading →

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Footbridge closed as it’s ‘dangerous’ due to corrosion

Posted on September 21, 2011 by integritythatworks

THE INSPECTION in the United Kingdom which led to the closure of the footbridge to Whitby’s West Pier extension has revealed a long standing history of corrosion and decay. Scarborough Borough Council’s report, compiled the day after the inspection a … Continue reading →

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