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CIMA’s final report in December 2015 did not include the 2013 friction study. CIMA knew about the friction report, but did not include it in their public report nor brief City Council about the report.
The Inquiry will seek to determine how a 2013 asphalt friction report was buried for nearly six years, who knew what when, and why the expressway’s asphalt failed to provide the required amount of friction.
Cost of Inquiry now between $18 to 20 million dollars as City Council asked to give City Manager spending authority of up to $1-million more for extra external legal counsel for City Hall, and permission to hire more communications staff.