FIU bridge

Workers stand next to a section of a collapsed pedestrian bridge on March 16, 2018 near Florida International University in the Miami area. The new pedestrian bridge that was under construction collapsed onto a busy Miami highway the day prior, crushing vehicles beneath massive slabs of concrete and steel.

Tallahassee companies revise their lawsuit related to the FIU bridge collapse

The News Service of Florida

The companies could be prevented from working on federally funded projects after being affiliated with an engineering firm that designed the bridge that collapsed in 2018.

Transportation

Cautious new design 5 years after fatal FIU bridge collapse

Andres Viglucci

Florida engineers are developing new designs for a pedestrian bridge at Florida International University five years after the catastrophic collapse of the previous pedestrian bridge.

FIU Bridge Victims Or Their Families Will Get Their Cut Of $102.7 Million, Judge Affirms

After months of litigation, the families of the six people killed and the 10-plus people injured when a bridge collapsed at Florida International…

After FIU Bridge Collapse, Feds Say FDOT Needs To Close Roads In Future If Cracks Occur

Failures in design, lack of adequate oversight and systematic negligence led to the fatal collapse of the Florida International University pedestrian…

‘Screaming Something Was Wrong’: Feds Fault FIU, State And Contractors For Deadly Bridge Collapse

During a hearing Tuesday on last year’s deadly Florida International University pedestrian footbridge collapse, the National Transportation Safety Board…

Top State Engineer Blames FIU And Contractor For Road Staying Open Before Deadly Bridge Collapse

The busy highway under Florida International University’s pedestrian bridge, which crumbled in March 2018 and killed six people, should have been closed…

All Parties OK Settlement Of Legal Fight Over FIU Bridge Tragedy — With One Holdout

A year and a half after the Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapsed, killing six and injuring at least eight, victims and their…

MCM, Bankrupt Builder On FIU Bridge Project, Up For Extension On Airport Contract

The contractor behind the bridge that collapsed last year at Florida International University may win a contract extension at Miami-Dade’s Miami…

Six Companies, Including One That Designed Doomed FIU Bridge, Will Settle Victims’ Suits

Tallahassee-based FIGG Bridge Group, which designed the doomed Florida International University pedestrian bridge, was one of six companies that have…

Street Should Have Closed before FIU Bridge Collapse, Feds Say

In a damning new report, federal work-safety investigators conclude that engineers in charge of design and construction of the ill-fated Florida…

Radio

FIU Marks One Year Since Bridge Collapse That Killed Six People

Alexander Gonzalez

The Florida International University community marked Friday one year since the devastating bridge collapse that killed six people — including a student…

Worker Tried To Warn Others FIU Bridge Was Unsafe. The Collapse Left Him In A Coma

When Kevin Hanson noticed that the thin cracks veining a crucial connection in the Florida International University bridge had opened into gaping…