Highway Construction on the Cheap

I discovered from a state inspector that the State Certified Concrete Plant Operator had been taking home the testing molds he was to present to the state for approval and mixing up his own batch and then switching them back at work for presentation. Funny part is at the end of the job and with the last truck full leaving the plant he opened the truck of his car and withdrew a sample in front of the State Inspectors. They quickly stopped that last truck and called for the owners of the company. The Certified Concrete Plant operator was fired on the spot.

One problem is with his firing! This State Certified Concrete Plant Operator took with him all the liability for the millions of yards of concrete poured in the construction of the Highway and bridges.

This set off an extensive check of all bridges and overpasses where the State is rebuilding and refitting at great expense to the citizens a highway project that was already over budget. I can only imagine what beach that State Certified Concrete Plant Operator has settled on. He saved his employers a few million in materials but also removed all their liability for the project since his State Certification was the one demand the State made where they took all the liability if he failed.