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Pedestrian Bridge Collapses at FIU
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:17 pm
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:17 pm
The FIU pedestrian bridge across Southwest Eighth Street collapsed Thursday afternoon, trapping an unknown number of people underneath. LINK
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Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:22 pm to the Kingfish
Damn, it wasn't even complete.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:23 pm to the Kingfish
Yeesh. Looks like construction for it, an "instant bridge," started on Saturday with it to open next year. They might want to go back to the drawing board on that. LINK
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:23 pm to the Kingfish
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The bridge was installed at Southwest 109th Avenue Saturday morning
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:24 pm to the Kingfish
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The bridge was installed at Southwest 109th Avenue Saturday morning, intended eventually to provide pedestrian access across Tamiami Trail from FIU’s main campus to Sweetwater, where thousands of students live in off-campus housing or in FIU’s newer dorms
Jesus it couldn't even last a week.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:25 pm to the Kingfish
Wow. Prayers to those involved.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:25 pm to Sasquatch Smash
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The rapid span installation was the result of months of preparation. The bridge’s main 174-foot span was assembled by the side of the Trail while support towers were built at either end.
Did they have literal retards planning it?
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:25 pm to TH03
Holy shite the lawsuits are going to be staggering. What an epic fail all around.
So sad for all the people involved.
So sad for all the people involved.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:25 pm to the Kingfish
Holy shite
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:26 pm to the Kingfish
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Before Saturday’s installation, FIU said the method of overall installation significantly reduced the risk to workers, walkers, drivers and minimized traffic disruptions for construction.
Welp...
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:26 pm to the Kingfish
There's a bunch of personal injury lawyers in the Miami area who just got major chubbies.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:27 pm to Fun Bunch
All because they didn't want to close the street for too long I guess. Sadly people are likely dead because they tried to avoid an inconvenience.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:27 pm to TheBlueShed
Damn. Any casualty or injury numbers yet?
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:27 pm to the Kingfish
Someone's insurance carrier just shite their pants, Holy shite hope everyone is ok
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:29 pm to the Kingfish
Less than a week? Really?
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:32 pm to TH03
quote:
The rapid span installation was the result of months of preparation. The bridge’s main 174-foot span was assembled by the side of the Trail while support towers were built at either end.
maybe they should include some structural engineers in the planning next time.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:33 pm to TheCaterpillar
Doesn't look good.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:34 pm to DemonKA3268
The FIU CE department issued this press release on Monday...Oops...
This morning, the main span of the FIU-Sweetwater UniversityCity Bridge was lifted from its temporary supports, rotated 90 degrees across an eight-lane thoroughfare, and lowered into its permanent position.
“FIU is about building bridges and student safety. This project accomplishes our mission beautifully,” said FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg. “We are filled with pride and satisfaction at seeing this engineering feat come to life and connect our campus to the surrounding community where thousands of our students live.”
The 174-foot, 950-ton section of the bridge was built adjacent to Southwest Eight Street using Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) methods, which are being advanced at FIU’s Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center (ABC-UTC). This method of construction reduces potential risks to workers, commuters and pedestrians and minimizes traffic interruptions. The main span of the FIU-Sweetwater UniversityCity Bridge was installed in a few hours with limited disruption to traffic over this weekend.
“This project is an outstanding example of the ABC method,” said chair of FIU’s Civil & Environmental Engineering Department and director of FIU’s ABC-UTC Atorod Azizinamini, who is one of the world’s leading experts on Accelerated Bridge Construction. “Building the major element of the bridge – its main span superstructure – outside of the traveled way and away from busy Eighth Street is a milestone.”
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This post was edited on 3/15/18 at 1:37 pm
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:34 pm to TheBlueShed
Another picture.
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