Need For New Bridge “Greater” Than Ever
Joshua Ceballos/Investigative Editor FIU’s next pedestrian bridge is definitely coming in the next few years. An administrator says the need for a bridge is…
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FIU to Build New Bridge, Memorializing Victims of Bridge Collapse
By: Joshua Ceballos/Investigative Editor The University plans to build a new bridge over Tamiami Trail and use it as a memorial for the six…
NTSB: Bridge Collapse Caused by FIGG’s Decisions, FIU Could Have Stopped It
By: Joshua Ceballos/Investigative Editor This article was updated with additional information regarding FDOT and FIGG from the NTSB meeting. The fatal collapse of the…
Safety Board to Determine Cause of FIU Bridge Collapse
By: Joshua Ceballos/Investigative Editor The National Transportation Safety Board will finally reveal the results of their ongoing investigation into the fatal FIU bridge collapse…
FIU remembers bridge victims at two memorials
By: Joshua Ceballos/News Director Groups gathered on opposite sides of the Modesto Maidique Campus to remember the lives of those who died in the…
New video released of FIU bridge collapse
Joshua Ceballos/News Director A time-lapse video of the FIU pedestrian bridge was released showing crew workers performing work on the structure just before…
New information on cracks in FIU pedestrian bridge released
By: Joshua Ceballos/News Director UPDATE 5/23/18 NTSB confirms knowledge of cracks on trusses: The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a preliminary report on…
Cause of bridge collapse under investigation as rescuers continue recovery efforts
Following the bridge collapse on Thursday, March 15 that caused 6 fatalities, including one FIU female student, an investigation into how the structure failed has begun both internally at the University and externally with the National Transportation Safety Board and Miami-Dade Police.
BREAKING NEWS: Under construction bridge collapses, several injuries and death reported
Maytinee Kramer and Martina Bretous/PantherNOW Staff Update: 6:20 PM During the press conference, officials confirmed that 4:00-4:03 p.m. was the last time a body was…
8th Street closing for bridge construction.
A section of 8th Street will be closed over the weekend to allow workers to position a 174-foot section of the footbridge which will link Sweetwater with the northern entrance of FIU.