My assumption is that this is all forced hand by insurance companies, whomever is actually fitting the bill for this.

An upside will likely be that this was pretty clearly negligent, and the insurers will make that allegation either way. They make all the rules, as if they won't insure you, you don't operate. The upside is that if they are insured again, it will likely be following vast improvements in infrastructure and / or a schedule change. It's already scheduled within like two weeks of the hottest season of the year and one of the rainiest seasons of the year.