Pope Francis Bridge Designer Downplays Structural Cracks
Originally reported July 24, 2026 by El Heraldo
The engineering firm that designed Tegucigalpa's Pope Francis Bridge dismissed audits alleging structural damage, characterizing the detected cracks as normal thermal contraction of concrete that pose no collapse risk, though city officials continue investigating the defects.
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