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CED-82-120 1 (1982-09-02)

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  BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL

  Report To The Honorable Adam Benjamin, Jr.

  House Of Representatives




  OF THE UNITED STATES


  Further Examination Of The East Chicago,

  Indiana, Highway Ramp Collapse Could


Help Prevent Similar Accidents

The April 1982 collapse of a highway ramp
under construction in Indiana killed 13 workers
and njured 17. The ramp is part of a highway
con truction project receiving 90 percent Fed-
eral unding. Several Federal, State, local, and
privite agencies are investigating the acci-
dent. The National Bureau of Standards, as-
sist d by the Federal Highway Administra-
tion4 is investigating the technical cause of
the .ollapse for the Occupational Safety and
Hea th Administration.

Fede ral action to begin the technical investi-
gati n was prompt, and the Bureau appears
well qualified to determine the cause. GAO,
howver, is concerned that Federal and State
age cies were not examining and had no
pla s to examine systemic aspects, such as
FedE ral and State construction monitoring
and inspection. GAO is recommending that
this e done. GAO is also recommending that
the congress, in considering the need to grant
aut ority to an existing Federal agency to
diret and coordinate investigations, provide
thatisuch authority enable the agency to con-
ducl independent investigations of both the
tec hnical and systemic aspects of accidents
involving Federal and federally assisted con-
struotion projects.
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SEPTEMBER 2, 1982

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