He said structural engineers would be working at the building on Tuesday night to assess whether it is safe for people to return.īuses were rerouted to a temporary transit center about two blocks away that was used during the center’s construction. Zabaneh said the cause and the extent of the damage were unknown and the decision to close the terminal was made out of an “abundance of caution”.
He said he did not know how long the crack was, but he told reporters that American steel was used in the center’s construction. Zabaneh said the crack was found near a weld on a stress-bearing horizontal beam.
“The behavior of the beam is unpredictable.” Zabaneh said engineers spent the day inspecting the damage and decided to shut the station around 5pm, just as the afternoon rush hour started.
The center is operated by the Transbay Joint Powers Authority and its executive director, Mark Zabaneh, said workers discovered the crack around 10am while replacing roofing tiles.
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