Florida International University Bridge Collapse
Emergency personnel responded after a pedestrian bridge collapsed at florida international university in miami last year.
Florida international university bridge collapse. A final ntsb public hearing on the bridge accident was held october 22 2019 in washington d c and concluded that load and capacity calculation errors made by figg bridge engineers inc are the probable cause of the fatal march 15 2018 florida international university pedestrian bridge collapse in miami legal action. The road beneath it had been opened to traffic. In the project was partly to blame for the bridge collapse said mr. The contractor behind the florida international university bridge that collapsed in march 2018 killing six and injuring 10 filed a lawsuit seeking 15 million from the company responsible for.
Investigation of march 15 2018 pedestrian bridge collapse at florida international university miami fl 5 figure 31 notice the depth and width of cracks near column 12 at the west side of diaphragm ii. Hours before a pedestrian bridge collapsed at florida international university last year engineers said cracks in the structure didn t pose a safety concern according to an occupational safety.
