The following statement in italics was contained in the final NTSB Report on the I-35W Bridge Collapse in Minneapolis. What is alarming about this statement, and what should project managers do to address the problems inherent in this statement in their own projects?

Moreover, neither Federal nor State authorities evaluated the design of the gusset plates for the I-35W bridge in sufficient detail during the design and acceptance process to detect the design errors in the plates, nor was it standard practice for them to do so. (NTSB Report I-35W Bridge Collapse 2007)

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1-35 Highway Bridge Collapse, August 1, 2007 Minneapolis, MN