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Engineer of collapsed Miami bridge removed from Texas bridge project, faces review in another
The engineering firm blamed for the fatal collapse of a pedestrian bridge at Florida International University in Miami has been removed from an $802.9 million bridge replacement project in Texas and its work is being reviewed on another, $962 million bridge project in the state. The Texas Department of Transportation has called for the removal […]
January 22, 2020
Roadbuilding
NTSB: FIU pedestrian bridge collapse due to wrong load calculations, failed oversight
The NTSB has determined the collapse was due to capacity calculation errors FIGG Bridge Group. Read all the information and details here on Equipment World.
October 28, 2019
Roadbuilding
OSHA: Faulty engineering led to FIU pedestrian bridge collapse deaths
OSHA says cracks on the bridge occurred “due to deficient structural design" and the project’s structural engineer disagrees. More on Equipment World.
June 17, 2019
Roadbuilding
Bridge designer declared FIU bridge safe just hours before its collapse, records indicate
Records released May 6 by the Florida Department of Transportation reveal that on the day of the collapse of a pedestrian bridge last year at Florida International University, the bridge designer reported that cracks observed in the bridge were not a safety concern. The comments came during a meeting at 9 a.m. March 15, 2018—about […]
May 13, 2019
Roadbuilding
NTSB calls for ban on phone use, standard collision avoidance in all vehicles
The National Transportation Safety Board pushes vehicle manufacturers to make collision avoidance systems standard equipment. More details on Equipment World.
February 11, 2019
Roadbuilding
Cracks observed prior to Miami bridge collapse pointed to design flaws, NTSB says
The National Transportation Safety Board says the cracks that were observed prior to the Miamia bridge collapse were due to design flaws. Learn more here.
November 20, 2018
Roadbuilding
NTSB report on Ariz. Uber death finds operator “relied on” for braking driverless car; emergency braking system was disabled
According to the NTSB report, despite being in computer mode, the Uber car's automatic braking system was disabled and is did not have a driver alert system.
June 5, 2018
Roadbuilding
Cracks in Miami bridge were documented 19 days before deadly collapse
Before the bridge fell, the lead engineer on the project called state officials saying cracking had been seen on the north end. Details here on Equipment World.
May 29, 2018
Roadbuilding
GDOT stored materials contributed to Atlanta I-85 bridge collapse, NTSB report says
The Georgia Department of Transportation failed to assess the fire risk of storing construction material underneath the Interstate 85 bridge near Atlanta that collapsed last spring, according to the National Transportation Safety Board in its new report on what caused the bridge’s demise. The NTSB determined the probable cause of the collapse on I-85 was […]
April 17, 2018
Roadbuilding
NTSB confirms workers were adjusting tension rods when Miami bridge collapsed
The National Transportation Safety Board, continuing its probe into the deadly pedestrian bridge collapse in Miami, says its investigative team has confirmed that workers were adjusting tension on the two tensioning rods located in the diagonal member at the north end of the span when the bridge collapsed. That confirmation is key in the inquiry […]
March 22, 2018
Roadbuilding
Uber halts testing of self-driving vehicles after pedestrian killed
Uber on Monday halted testing of its self-driving vehicles in North America after a woman was killed Sunday night while pushing her bicycle across a street in Tempe, Arizona. The woman was not in a crosswalk, and there was a driver in the self-driving car used by Uber, a Volvo XC90 which was in autonomous […]
March 21, 2018
Roadbuilding
WVDOT remembers fatal Silver Bridge collapse that led to national inspection program
Fifty years ago, the collapse of the Silver Bridge in Pt. Pleasant, West Virginia, killed 46 people and resulted in the country creating the National Bridge Inspection Program. On December 15, a large crowd, including victims’ relatives, gathered to remember the victims and recognize the inspection program that is “saving thousands of lives across the […]
December 19, 2017
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