Project Summary: Highway Investigation - 94 Docket Items - HWY06MH024

Description: A portion of the connector tunnel leading to the Ted Williams tunnel collapsed onto a passenger vehicle. One occupant of the passenger vehicle was fatally injured.

Mode: Highway

NTSB Number: HWY06MH024

Date of Accident: 07/10/2006

City: Boston

State/Region: MA

Country: United States

Project Type: Investigation


Docket Information

Creation Date: 09/12/2006

Last Modified: 11/04/2015 8:28 AM

Public Release Date & Time: 07/10/2007 9:00 AM


Docket Table of Contents

Docket Items: 94
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1 Materials Lab - Report No. 06-090 Torque vs. load test 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
2 Materials Lab - Report No. 06-079 Anchor Displacement Data 37 0 Adobe PDF file View
3 Anchor Displacement Data Analysis Study 7 0 Adobe PDF file View
4 Materials Lab - Report No. 06-075 Sequence Study 10 0 Adobe PDF file View
5 Materials Lab - Report No. 06-073 Core Samples 27 0 Adobe PDF file View
6 Materials Lab - Factual Report 06-092 14 0 Adobe PDF file View
7 Materials Lab - Report 09-091 Anchors and anchor holes 90 0 Adobe PDF file View
8 FHWA Report on Load and Load Displacement Testing of Anchors in the Tunnel 314 0 Adobe PDF file View
9 Materials Laboratory Factual Report 06-105, Preliminary Testing of Epoxy 62 0 Adobe PDF file View
10 Materials Lab - Final factual report 07-018, purging study 6 0 Adobe PDF file View
11 Construction Management - Group Chairman Factual Report 30 0 Adobe PDF file View
12 Polymer Characterization Report from Massachusetts Institute of Technology 93 0 Adobe PDF file View
13 FHWA Report - Parametric Laboratory Study of Anchor Strength under Short-Term Loading 249 0 Adobe PDF file View
14 Human Performance - Group Chairman Factual Report 19 0 Adobe PDF file View
15 Human Performance - Attachment A: Section 2 of Contract General Provisions 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
16 Human Performance - Attachment B: Design Specifications Section 723.480, 3.07 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
17 Human Performance - Attachment C: Meeting Notes, September 27, 2006 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
18 Human Performance - Attachment D: Pages from Powers-Rawl Fastening Systems Design Manual, Second Edition 9 0 Adobe PDF file View
19 Human Performance - Attachment E: Narratives of Investigative Interviews 10 0 Adobe PDF file View
20 Human Performance - Attachment F: Transcript of Investigative Interview 33 0 Adobe PDF file View
21 Human Performance - Attachment G: Excerpts from field engineer's daily report (FEDR) 45 0 Adobe PDF file View
22 Human Performance - Attachment H: HOV Anchor Displacement Correspondence 68 0 Adobe PDF file View
23 Interview with ConAm inspection employee 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
24 Deposition of Powers Fasteners employee 15 0 Adobe PDF file View
25 Materials Laboratory Factual Report 07-067, Epoxy Phase Separation 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
26 Materials Laboratory Factual Report 07-064, Lap Shear Testing 36 0 Adobe PDF file View
27 Materials Laboratory Factual Report 07-070, Creep Test of Fast Set per AC 58 25 0 Adobe PDF file View
28 NIST Report, Thermo-viscoelastic Characterization of Epoxy, NISTIR 7429 37 0 Adobe PDF file View
29 Structural - Structural Group Chairman Addendum to Factual Report 14 0 Adobe PDF file View
30 Structural - Structural Group Chairman Factual Report 82 0 Adobe PDF file View
31 HWY Photo - 01, Aerial view of D Street Portal and I-90 boat area 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
32 HWY Photo - 02, Additional aerial photo of D Street Portal 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
33 HWY Photo - 03, View of I-90 Connector Tunnel Ceiling Finishes 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
34 HWY Photo - 04, Additional view of I-90 Connector Tunnel Ceiling Finishes 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
35 HWY Photo - 05, View of Ted Williams Tunnel Ceiling Finishes (source: Mass HWY) 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
36 HWY Photo - 06, View looking east in the D Street Portal showing ceiling panels on accident vehicle 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
37 HWY Photo - 07, Overhead view of damage to the accident vehicle 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
38 STR Photo-01, View of 2-anchor roof hanger plate that has begun to pull away from the tunnel roof in the westbound D Street portal tunnel after the accident 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
39 STR Photo-02, View of 2-anchor roof hanger plate that has begun to pull away from the tunnel roof in the westbound D Street portal tunnel after the accident 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
40 STR Photo-03, View of 4-anchor roof hanger plate that has begun to pull away from the tunnel roof in the westbound D Street portal tunnel after the accident 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
41 STR Photo-04, View of 2-anchor roof hanger plates that have begun to pull away from the tunnel roof in the westbound D Street portal tunnel after the accident 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
42 STR Photo-05, View of 4-anchor roof hanger plate that has begun to pull away from the tunnel roof in the westbound D Street portal tunnel after the accident 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
43 STR Photo-06, Looking to the east, view of eastbound D Street portal of the collapsed concrete panels 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
44 STR Photo-07, Looking to the north, view of eastbound D Street portal of the collapsed concrete panels 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
45 STR Photo-08, Looking to the west, view of eastbound D Street portal of the collapsed concrete panels 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
46 Structural - Attachment 1, Memorandum to the National Transportation Safety Board from Gannett Fleming, Inc. dated August 4, 2006 (Updated November 2, 2006) 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
47 Structural - Attachment 2, Contractor transmittal (submittal number 723.480-014 C) from Bechtel / Parsons Brinckerhoff (Authorized Representative) to Modern Continental Company dated January 7, 2000 34 0 Adobe PDF file View
48 Structural - Attachment 3, Design Policy Memorandum No. 107 Tunnel Finish Details dated March 13, 1997 40 0 Adobe PDF file View
49 Structural - Attachment 4, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center Finite Element Design Analysis Report 38 0 Adobe PDF file View
50 Structural - Attachment 5, Manufacturer literature from Power's Fasteners, Inc. on maximum torque values and torque ranges for the adhesive anchoring system 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
51 Structural - Attachment 6, Facsimile Transmittal from Massachusetts Highway Department to Gannett Fleming, Inc. dated September 23, 1998 giving direction on proof test load for anchors 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
52 Structural - Attachment 7, Contractor transmittal (submittal number 723.480-009 B) from Bechtel / Parsons Brinckerhoff (Authorized Representative) to Modern Continental Company dated October 15, 1999 regarding the ceiling module erection procedure 14 0 Adobe PDF file View
53 Structural - Attachment 8, Manufacturer literature from Power's Fasteners, Inc. on installation requirements for the adhesive anchoring system 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
54 Structural - Attachment 9, Letter from Modern Continental Company to Bechtel / Parsons Brinckerhoff dated October 7, 1999 indicating a small percentage of the adhesive anchors in the HOV ceiling mockup appear to show signs of tensile movement 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
55 Structural - Attachment 10, Response Letter from Bechtel / Parsons Brinckerhoff (Authorized Representative) to Modern Continental Company dated October 12, 1999 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
56 Structural - Attachment 11, Response Letter from Modern Continental Company to Bechtel / Parsons Brinckerhoff dated November 8, 1999 7 0 Adobe PDF file View
57 Structural - Attachment 12, Response Letter from Bechtel / Parsons Brinckerhoff (Authorized Representative) to Modern Continental Company dated November 11, 1999 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
58 Structural - Attachment 13, Response Letter from Modern Continental Company to Bechtel / Parsons Brinckerhoff dated December 2, 1999 7 0 Adobe PDF file View
59 Structural - Attachment 14, Contractor transmittal (submittal number 723.480-016 A) from Bechtel / Parsons Brinckerhoff (Authorized Representative) to Modern Continental Company dated December 27, 1999 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
60 Structural - Attachment 15, Response Letter from Modern Continental Company to Bechtel / Parsons Brinckerhoff dated December 29, 1999 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
61 Structural - Attachment 16, Response Letter from Bechtel / Parsons Brinckerhoff (Authorized Representative) to Modern Continental Company dated January 7, 2000 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
62 Structural - Attachment 17, Letter from Bechtel / Parsons Brinckerhoff (Authorized Representative) to Modern Continental Company dated January 7, 2000 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
63 Structural - Attachment 18, Response Letter from Modern Continental Company to Bechtel / Parsons Brinckerhoff dated January 19, 2000 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
64 Structural - Attachment 19, Response Letter from Bechtel / Parsons Brinckerhoff (Authorized Representative) to Modern Continental Company dated February 7, 2000 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
65 Structural - Attachment 20, Adhesive Anchor Repair Procedure submitted by Modern Continental Company to Bechtel / Parsons Brinckerhoff dated February 16, 2000 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
66 Structural - Attachment 21, Internal Memorandum from Staff of Bechtel / Parsons Brinckerhoff dated August 31, 2000 Recommending Disposition of Deficiency Report No. 1 be Closed 12 0 Adobe PDF file View
67 Structural - Attachment 22, Letter from Modern Continental Company to Bechtel / Parsons Brinckerhoff dated September 18, 2000 6 0 Adobe PDF file View
68 Structural - Attachment 23, Letter from Bechtel / Parsons Brinckerhoff (Authorized Representative) to Modern Continental Company dated January 26, 2001 indicating corrective action had been verified and Deficiency Report No. 1 was closed 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
69 Structural - Attachment 24, Letter from Bechtel / Parsons Brinckerhoff (Authorized Representative) to Modern Continental Company dated March 15, 2001 enclosing a fully executed original of the contract modification 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
70 Structural - Attachment 25, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General, A Review of the Central Artery / Tunnel Project's Use of Anchor Bolts on the C05B1 Tunnel Finishes Contract 37 0 Adobe PDF file View
71 Structural - Attachment 26, Letter from Modern Continental Company to Bechtel / Parsons Brinckerhoff dated January 13, 1999 requesting consideration of a Celline Metal Panel Structural Ceiling System 7 0 Adobe PDF file View
72 Structural - Attachment 27, Letter from Bechtel / Parsons Brinckerhoff (Authorized Representative) to Modern Continental Company dated February 24, 1999 indicating Value Engineering Cost Proposal was not acceptable 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
73 Structural - Attachment 28, Letter from Bechtel / Parsons Brinckerhoff (Authorized Representative) to Modern Continental Company dated March 25, 1999 indicating Value Engineering Cost Proposal should not be pursued further 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
74 Structural - Attachment 29, Letter from Environmental Interiors, Inc. to Modern Continental Company dated March 9, 1999 withdrawing a proposal for a Celline Metal Panel Ceiling System 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
75 Structural - Attachment 30, Contractor transmittal (submittal number 723.480-008 A) from Bechtel / Parsons Brinckerhoff (Authorized Representative) to Modern Continental Company dated May 27, 1999 8 0 Adobe PDF file View
76 Structural - Attachment 31, Contractor transmittal (submittal number 723.480-008 D) from Bechtel / Parsons Brinckerhoff (Authorized Representative) to Modern Continental Company dated February 4, 2000 6 0 Adobe PDF file View
77 Structural - Attachment 32, Memorandum from the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority (MTA) to NTSB dated January 12, 2007 regarding Inspection Manual for Tunnels and Boat Structures, Volume 5 6 0 Adobe PDF file View
78 Structural - Attachment 33, Letter from Gannett Fleming, Inc. to Bechtel / Parsons Brinckerhoff (Authorized Representative) dated August 25, 1997 regarding proposal for alternate anchor system 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
79 Structural - Attachment 34, Memorandum from Gannett Fleming, Inc. dated October 12, 1998 regarding the use of factor of safety of two (2) applied to manufacturer's ultimate capacities 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
80 State Police Crash Report 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
81 Materials Laboratory Study 07-063, Finite Element Analysis of Anchor with and without void 39 0 Adobe PDF file View
82 FHWA Report on Sustained Load Testing in the D Street Portal 82 0 Adobe PDF file View
83 ICBO ER-4514 on August 14, 2006 11 0 Adobe PDF file View
84 ICC ESR-1531 on August 14, 2006 16 0 Adobe PDF file View
85 Power Fast Plus datasheet on August 7, 2006 18 0 Adobe PDF file View
86 Power Fast Plus MSDS on August 7, 2006 6 0 Adobe PDF file View
87 Sikadur AnchorFix 3 datasheet on July 31, 2006 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
88 Sikadur AnchorFix 3 MSDS A on July 31, 2006 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
89 Sikadur AnchorFix 3 MSDS B on July 31, 2006 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
90 Sikadur AnchorFix 4 datasheet on July 31, 2006 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
91 Sikadur AnchorFix 4 MSDS A on July 31, 2006 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
92 Sikadur AnchorFix 4 MSDS B on July 31, 2006 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
93 Creep compliance for Fast Set and Standard Set plotted on linear scales 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
94 FHWA Laboratory Creep Testing Report 99 0 Adobe PDF file View