“This is not a big project," Beck said. "It’s a darn pedestrian bridge.” Quote from one of the expert engineers from OA. It is the last sentence in the article

“This is not a big project," Beck said. "It’s a darn pedestrian bridge.” Quote from one of the expert engineers from OA. It is the last sentence in the article, and I think a very effective final comment. However, the article does quote two of the expert engineers as saying that the faux suspension bridge design could have been perfectly stable, had the trusses been strong enough. I was interested in the comment that had the two end pieces been in place, then the bridge may well have been fine - the plan was to swing the main bridge section into position then build the two end pieces in situ. One wonders about the design calculations for each stage of the proposed construction. I think there is a book length work around the details of the decision making process once the investigation is complete and the legal fall-out has been dealt with.