I think the point still remains though that long term maintenance is a much harder problem that wasn't dealt with. Emergency measures, such as what you're describing here, should not be solved with permanent solutions which cut corners for expediency.

Rather than creating a better-than-emergency solution up front, they could've created a more temporary solution with the intent of replacing it with a long term maintainable solution.

Consider as an analogous project temporary bridges which are built until construction of long lasting maintainable bridges are completed.

edit: I originally said "they should've", as if I were speaking from a place of authority, which I am absolutely not.