Tag: Florida Department of Transportation

Roadbuilding

Pensacola Bay Bridge to remain closed till March after Hurricane Sally damage

The Florida DOT says it is still assessing the number of spans, beams and piers that must be replaced.

October 23, 2020

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: 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

Work begins on Fla. Turnpike widening project

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has begun work on the $168 million project to widen Florida’s Turnpike from north of Boynton Beach Blvd. to north of Lake Worth Road, according to The Palm Beach Post. The project is adding a lane to increase the turnpike to three lanes in each direction along a 7-mile […]

October 4, 2019

Roadbuilding

Work halted on Fla. I-4 Ultimate project after fifth worker death

Work has been stopped once again on the I-4 Ultimate project as the Florida Department of Transportation and OSHA examine the fifth fatality on the 21-mile project. A similar work stoppage happened in February after a fourth worker was killed when a half-ton pipe fell on him, according to the Orlando Sentinel. In the most […]

October 2, 2019

Roadbuilding

$1.5 million awarded to add public artwork to Fla. I-4 corridor

The I-4 Ultimate Project Art Endowment Committee—representatives of I-4 Mobility Partners, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), and Skanska Granite Lane (SGL Constructors)—will provide $1.5 million to integrate public art installations into the project landscape along a 21-mile stretch of Interstate 4 to create a more scenic and cultural experience for motorists and pedestrians. The […]

August 20, 2019

Roadbuilding

Fla. DOT begins final phase of $1.6B Wekiva Parkway Project

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has begun the final phase, Section 7B, of the Wekiva Parkway Project, which includes widening State Road 46 to make it six lanes from Orange Boulevard to Oregon Street-Wayside Drive in Seminole County, FOX 35 reports. Crews are clearing vegetation for a retention pond between International Parkway, SR 46, […]

August 1, 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

FDOT tests wrong-way driver detection system on Howard Frankland Bridge

The Florida Department of Transportation is testing its wrong-way driver detection system on Howard Frankland Bridge in hopes of saving lives. Details here.

June 11, 2019

Roadbuilding

Fla. bridge closed after being struck by barge

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office reported that two smokestacks being transported on a barge struck the John T. Brooks Bridge in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, the morning of April 27, FOX10 reports. The Sheriff’s Office said the bridge was closed until the bridge structure could be inspected to make sure it was safe. The Florida Department […]

May 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

$802M rebuild of I-395 in Miami to include 6-arch bridge with park

The project is designed to increase capacity as well as improve safety by reducing dangers when entering and exiting at the Midtown Interchange.

February 13, 2019