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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
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
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
Part of Nevada’s new I-11 to open; project to include diamond interchange, wall with Hoover Dam scenes
The 2.5-mile section opening May 23 is between Foot Hill Drive in Henderson and U.S. 95 in Boulder City. More on this extensive project on Equipment World.
May 21, 2018
Roadbuilding
UDOT removes pedestrian bridge over Bangerter Hwy.
The time-lapse video below shows the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) removing a pedestrian bridge over Bangerter Highway at 7000 South in West Jordan, Utah. The highway was closed to traffic on a Saturday night so the bridge could be removed to allow work on a new freeway-style interchange at that location. The bridge is […]
June 15, 2017
Roadbuilding
Man dies after pedestrian bridge collapses
One man is dead after a pedestrian bridge in Detroit collapsed onto Southfield Freeway. The collapse happened after the bridge was struck by an oversized truck. Investigators say there were no structural issues with the bridge. Nobody was on the bridge or under the bridge at the time of the accident. However the driver of […]
September 26, 2014
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