Miami bridge that collapsed lifted into place without suspension cables, support tower [link only]

USA Today (link only) | March 16, 2018

[grundle]

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/03/16/miami-bridge-collapse-suspension-cables-support-tower/431418002/

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[DoughtyOne]

Would be interesting if there was an illegal alien work aspect to this.

[CGASMIA68]

Workers legal or illegal don’t call the shots on whether or not to stop traffic during a critical operational aspect of a bridge construction so i don’t think it really matters.

As far as I am concerned that is a question begging to be answered,why was traffic not rerouted or halted while these cable adjustments were being made ?

[DoughtyOne]

I think you make a good point there.

Yes, a supervisor should have rerouted for a period of time.

Still, who knows if that super is an illegal or not.

[gaijin]

This women-owned construction company is very, very big on “I am woman, hear me ROAR”.

Well, I guess we heard the roar.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Ain’t MWOB/affirmative action grand?

[matthew fuller]

You bring up an interesting question- I wonder what are the birthplaces and citizenships of the affirmative action female (teenage?) company owners? MTM or whatever. Their FB page was shown on a prior thread, if it hasn’t been scrubbed.

[DoughtyOne]

Thanks matthew fuller!

You raise some interesting aspects there too.

[9YearLurker]

This is a doozy:

https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/state/fdot-warned-about-fiu-bridge-cracking-2-days-before-fatal-collapse-but-didnt-hear-voicemail

The head engineer calls in to the FL DOT to report a crack, though says it is isn’t a safety concern. And the guy he called says he didn’t get the voicemail message until Friday, because he was out on the road for the two days before that?

Standard voicemail has been accessible from the road for, what, 40 years now?

[shanover]

This like everything else will go down the memory hole. It seems the cover up and finger point shenanigans have already begun. This is another tragic incident that could have been prevented. Every time government is involved with something there is a very good chance death will be a result.

[Hojczyk]

the whole thing seems crazy ...They built the bridge alongside the road and then moved it...what fool thought of this...

[Blood of Tyrants]

Looks like they thought it would hold without the tower and suspension cables. They were wrong.

[Hojczyk]

https://mobile.twitter.com/tribelaw/status/973734587984699393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.powerlineblog.com%2Farchives%2F2018%2F03%2Flarry-tribe-a-sad-case.php&tfw_site=powerlineUS

Time lapse of raising bridge......I did not realize it had the roof on...

If that had been built as a box beam it might have stayed up...

When they built I 70. thru Glenwood canyon they had massive box beams

[Hojczyk]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/florida-bridge-collapse-timelapse-video-miami-construction-five-days-pedestrians-fiu-a8259111.html

This the link for the bridge...

[Vehmgericht]

“Looks like they thought it would hold without the tower and suspension cables. They were wrong.” But think of all the money they saved. There will be an incredible scramble to cover-up. This will be a black eye for affirmative action, kickbacks, substandard material and many other crimes.