A San Francisco transit terminal which took nearly 10 years to build and cost more than $2 billion was shut down Tuesday after officials discovered a crack in a support beam. The project was financed by land sales, federal stimulus grants, district fees and taxes, bridge tolls, and federal and state funds. Dubbed the “Grand Central of the West,” the terminal was highly anticipated before its opening. The terminal’s closure sent downtown San Francisco into chaos as buses were rerouted to a temporary transit center about two blocks away. The terminal had faced delays in putting out contracts to bid and the winning bids were ultimately higher than expected, The San Francisco Chronicle reported.

Source: Fox News September 26, 2018 04:21 UTC