A small mistake at the Port of Seattle is going to cost a lot, perhaps about $1 million.
The problem is 2/100ths of an inch, and it delayed the opening of a celebrated project by two months.
The Port constructed a new cargo terminal on the Seattle waterfront and dug a trench to hold the electrical cable for cranes that lift containers from ships.
The new trench, built by contractor BergerABAM, is narrower than it should be, so the cable doesn’t fit.
“Clearly the contractor should’ve built the trench at 2.52 inches and it’s 2.5,” said Port Commission President Bill Bryant.