Orphan Road

Sometimes I wish I was a retired engineer with too much time on my hands, and I could waste the state's time by leading them down blind alleys:

"We're going the extra mile on this one," said viaduct project manager Ron Paananen. "We don't expect this will change the outcome at all."

The state will hire California structural engineer Kit Miyamoto, the same engineer who reviewed a plan by Port Townsend engineer Victor Gray, who for years has been urging the state to repair, rather than replace, the viaduct.

Does Gray have photos of Paananen visiting a Thai brothel or something? Why are they bending over backwards to accommodate this guy?

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