Plans Moving Forward To Rebuild FIU Bridge That Collapsed, Killing 6

CBS Miami

February 26, 2021

Nearly three years since a pedestrian bridge at Florida International University collapsed during construction killing six people, plans are underway to construct a new bridge in the same location.

In a meeting this week, the university’s board of trustees approved the transfer of $9.1 million to the Florida Department of Transportation, which will oversee the design and construction of the bridge, the Miami Herald reported.

The FIU bridge was under construction when the 950-ton span collapsed onto busy 8th Street/Tamiami Trail on March 15, 2018, trapping cars that had been stopped at a traffic light underneath. One construction worker and five people sitting in their cars were killed.

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