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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
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
Engineer, other firms settle with victims in FIU bridge collapse
The pedestrian collapsed in March 2018 killed six and injured eight. The designer has now settled lawsuits with the victims and their families. Details here.
July 15, 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
Five firms cited for serious violations, proposed penalties of $86k in Miami bridge collapse
OSHA calls out five firms for safety violations and proposes $86K in penalties following bridge collapse at Florida International University in Miami.
September 24, 2018
Roadbuilding
Two insurers want out of covering Figg Bridge Engineers in deadly Miami bridge collapse
Insurers asked a judge to declare that they don't have to defend Figg Bridge Engineers in lawsuits brought against the firm over the Miami bridge collapse.
August 3, 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
Miami bridge collapse survivor tells story, files lawsuit
A survivor of the Miami bridge collapse that killed six people, including his friend, tells his story in this report aired by WSVN-TV Monday. Richard Humble sat next to his attorney, as he told journalists of the catastrophic failure and aftermath
April 4, 2018
Roadbuilding
Engineer reported but ‘not concerned’ about cracking in Miami bridge before deadly collapse; no road closure for stress testing also at issue
Two days before the deadly collapse of pedestrian bridge in Miami Thursday, the lead engineer on the project left a voicemail with state officials saying cracking had been seen on the north end of the span that had been earlier moved into place during accelerated construction. The engineer, W. Denney Pate with FIGG Bridge […]
March 19, 2018
Roadbuilding
FIU’s Azizinamini lobbies USDOT, Congress for accelerated bridge construction
Atorod Azizinamini, who heads up Florida International University’s (FIU) College of Engineering & Computing research on Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC), made a presentation of recent ABC findings before the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on June 23, according to an FIU news release. The goals of the presentation were to encourage the department to place greater emphasis on ABC, which […]
July 1, 2016
Business
FIU professor says Florida’s worker shortage is temporary due to likelihood of wage increases
Like their peers across the U.S., contractors in Florida are facing a shortage of skilled workers, as a report from Florida Watchdog details. In Florida, housing inventories are drying up which means that new ones will need to be built as demand rises. Problem is, as we’ve seen in many other places, many of the skilled veterans […]
February 25, 2014
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