Following allegations of widespread corruption within the concrete-testing industry (we know, shocking), the city plans on creating its own lab to test the strength of concrete on its own construction projects. And developers, you're not off the hook either. The Buildings Department will create a new concrete unit to audit the work of the three dozen companies licensed to evaluate concrete. Uh-oh, looks like no more dropping Red Sox jerseys into wet cement. [NYT; previously]
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