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Roadbuilding
Firm blamed for deadly FIU pedestrian bridge collapse suspended from federal contracts
The FHWA has notified FIGG Bridge Engineers that it has been suspended and is being proposed for a 10-year debarment from federally funded projects.
August 17, 2020
Roadbuilding
Tech startup using artificial intelligence to detect bridge flaws
A technology startup company based in New York and Israel has begun deploying artificial intelligence to find flaws in bridges and tunnels long before a collapse occurs. Dynamic Infrastructure aims to create “medical records” for bridges, tunnels and elevated highways. Using images captured by smartphone, drones and laser scanning, the company says it can compare images […]
December 4, 2019
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
Safety
OSHA inspectors save workers just before Colo. trench collapse
While inspecting a job site in Colorado, OSHA inspectors asked workers to exit an unprotected trench. Soon after, one of the trench walls collapsed. More here.
October 16, 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
Business
Subcontractor faulted for 2 deadly excavation cave-ins in 6 months, sued for $50 million
A subcontractor is caught up in a massive lawsuit after two fatal excavation cave-ins in a span of 6 months. Get details on the lawsuit on Equipment World.
September 18, 2018
Safety
Firm fined $33k for trench deaths of two workers in Miami
OSHA reports Archer Western Construction's lack of safety precautions contributed to the deaths of two workers in a trench collapse in the middle of I-95N.
August 13, 2018
Construction Equipment
Fla. crane collapse narrowly misses workers
A crane fell at about 8:30 a.m. April 5 at the construction site for a new headquarters for the St. Petersburg Police Department barely missing several workers on the scene. In a video released by the Police Department workers can be seen running as the crane falls. Crane Falls Crane Falls at New Police Headquarters […]
April 6, 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
Construction Equipment
Miami’s tower cranes can’t withstand Irma’s Category 5 winds, city warns
Miami officials are concerned about the 20 to 25 tower cranes that are on construction sites in the city, as Hurricane Irma barrels toward Florida. The cranes can withstand winds up to 145 mph, but not a Category 5 storm, the city says. The National Weather Service reports that Irma is packing maximum sustained winds […]
September 7, 2017
Roadbuilding
Truck driver causes century-old iron bridge to collapse in Indiana
A truck driver tried to cross the historic Paoli bridge in Indiana, but the weight of her vehicle was just too much for the 135-year-old bridge. WDRB in Louisville, Kentucky, reported that the bridge collapsed under the weight of Mary Lambright’s semi truck on Christmas Day. “There have been a few accidents on that bridge […]
January 5, 2016
Roadbuilding
Bridge collapses beneath excavator, 2 workers, injuring one more on Pennsylvania repair project
No. 5 Video of 2015 « No. 6 No. 4 »  Three workers caught in the epicenter of a bridge collapse in Pennsylvania all survived the ordeal. According to a report from WJAC TV, crews have been at work repairing a bridge along Route 219 in Ridgway that was damaged in a flood last […]
June 23, 2015
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