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 “even greater” today than it was years ago. “At the time [we got the first grant for the bridge] we didn’t have 109 Tower, 4th Street Commons, Identity or The […]
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 victims of the deadly pedestrian bridge collapse in March 2018 says University President Mark B. Rosenberg. In an email sent to the FIU Community, Rosenberg responded to the findings of […]
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 FIU pedestrian bridge was caused by FIGG Engineering Group’s decisions and their failure to get oversight. FIU could have suspended the project, but did not, according to the National Transportation […]
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 at a press conference tomorrow morning. On Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 9:30 a.m., the NTSB will broadcast a board meeting where it will determine the probable cause of the pedestrian […]
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 FIU bridge collapse one year ago, including an FIU student. Friday, March 15, 2019 marked the one year anniversary of the collapse of the FIU bridge over Southwest Eighth Street […]
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 it collapsed, killing six individuals including FIU student Alexa Duran. The above clip provided by Media Relations shows the pre-constructed bridge being moved into place over Southwest Eighth Street […]
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 their website confirming the existence and knowledge of cracks in the support structures of the bridge as early as Saturday,Feb. 24, weeks before the bridge was put up. “The NTSB is […]
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 pulled from under the rubble. Dave Downey, Chief of the Fire Department, said that workers are expected to be at the scene throughout the night cleaning the rubble and continuing […]
