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Tag: NTSB
Roadbuilding
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 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
Deaths from transportation accidents rise 5% in 2016
2016 was a deadly year for transportation accidents, for road, rail, water and air, with 2,030 more fatalities than in 2015, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. In 2016, a total of 39,339 people died in transportation accidents, up from 37,309, the NTSB reports. Of those, 95 percent of the fatalities occurred on highways. […]
November 27, 2017
Roadbuilding
NTSB: Fatal bus crash caused by driver fatigue, regulators’ failure
A new report from the National Transportation Safety Board on a motorcoach crash that killed four passengers August 2, 2016, near Livingston, California, criticizes federal regulators for not doing enough to prevent such accidents. “Here’s yet another fatal crash involving both a motorcoach carrier with a starkly evident history of safety problems and a severely […]
November 17, 2017
Roadbuilding
Several deficiencies exposed in Skagit River Bridge collapse
Several deficiencies have been exposed following the collapse of Skagit River Bridge on Interstate-5 near Mt. Vernon, Wash. The collapse happened when the bridge was struck by a truck carrying an oversized load. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found a series of problems after investigating the collapse. First and foremost, the driver of the […]
July 22, 2014
Roadbuilding
String of failures led to I-5 bridge strike, collapse in 2013, NTSB says
The collapsed section of I-5 in Washington over the Skagit River. The bridge has since been repaired. The National Transportation Safety Board blames a “series of deficiencies” on the events that led to a truck with an oversized load striking a sway brace on the bridge last May and causing it to collapse into the Skagit River, […]
July 17, 2014
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