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Sacramento bridge needs another fix after $26M project KCRA 3 Investigates: Two years after Pioneer Bridge was repaved during a $26 million construction project, it has to be fixed again because the road is chipping away. Why did this happen? Will the new fix stick? KCRA 3 investigates. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT ED, NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED FOR A SECOND TIM . >> SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT. KEVIN: SHE THOUGHT THE DELAYS WERE WORTH IT IF SHE GOT A SMOOTHER RIDE. NOW SHE IS WONDERING HOW HE RECENTLY RESURFACED ROADWAY COULD ALREADY LOOK LIKE THIS. >> THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME SORT OF ISSUE WITH THE ROA AND HOW THE CONSTRUCTION ENDED UP TURNING OUT. KEVIN: CALTRANS SPENT $26 MILLION UP AT THIS KIND OF MATERIAL ON THE BRIDGE. IT IS MADE OF RESIN, SAND AND BITS OF GRAVEL. IT IS LESS THAN HALF AND INSPECT. -- HALF AN INCH THICK. BUT IT DID NOT STICK. MYERS AND SONS WAS THE LEAD CONTRACTOR ON THE PROJECT. >> WE DON'T KNOW WILD AND MILLIE THE PRODUCT FAILED. WE HAD AN INDEPENDE -- WE DON'T KNOW WHY ULTIMATELY THE PRODUCT FAILED. WE HAD AN INDEPENDENT STUDY DONE. KEVIN: THEY SAID THAT T PROBLEM WAS NOT THE PRODUCT, BUT WITH OIL ON THE BRIDGE. THEY SEN THIS STATEMENT TO KCRA. THE FIRST BATCH OF REPAIRS HELD FEAR AND BUT THE OVERLAY STARTED TO PEEL OFF IN OTHER AREAS ON THE BRIDGE. DID YOU KNOW THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN? WE IDENTIFIED, WHEN WE DID OUR PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION, IDENTIFIED AREAS THAT HAD THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL DOLLARS, AND THE SAILORS WE HAVE SEEN ARE IN THOSE AREAS. KEVIN: WHILE THE MANUFACTURERS SAY THAT IT HAS BEEN USED ON BRIDGES ACROSS T COUNTRY, CONTRACTOR MYERS IS NOW QUESTIONING ITS RELIABILITY. >> MIXED SUCCESS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. KEVIN: CREWS WILL GO BACK OUT TO REPLACE THOSE SECTIONS USING A MODIFIED VERSION OF THE PRODUCT. WE FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THE NEXT OF REPAIRS SHOULD BE IT. KEVIN: THE TWO SUMMERS OF REPAIRS HAVE ALL BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. WHILE DRIVERS HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH SUMMER AFTER SUMMER OF CONSTRUCTION DELAYS, HAS NOT COST OF ANY MORE MONEY. BUT THE CONTRACTOR NOR CAL TRANS CAN SAY WITH ANY CERTAINTY WHY IT KEEPS COMING OFF. CAL TRANS HAS NOT TAKEN THE QUICK BOND OVERLAY OFF OF ITS LIST OF MATERIALS. >> EVERYPLACE THEY HAVE REPLACED IT WITH, IT IS HOLDING. KEVIN: BUT IT SHOULD HAVE A 10-YEAR LIFESPAN. IF IT COMES UP AGAIN NEXT YEA THE WARRANTY WILL BE OVER WITH AND TAXPAYERS COULD BE STUCK WITH THE COST. >> HOPEFULLY, CAL TRANS OR SOME OTHE CONTRACTOR WILL FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.