edjr 5,731 Posted March 15, 2018 The bridge was installed at Southwest 109th Avenue Saturday morning http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/west-miami-dade/article205316174.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,682 Posted March 15, 2018 I knew when given the choice, I should have told bunny to go with the bridge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NorthernVike 2,080 Posted March 15, 2018 I knew when given the choice, I should have told bunny to go with the bridge. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cloaca du jour 2,083 Posted March 15, 2018 Just finished Saturday.... some undocumented workers going to jail Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,682 Posted March 15, 2018 It's FIU. Nothing but a farm system for the canes and the Seminoles. Black don't crack. But it sure does splat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baker Boy 1,501 Posted March 15, 2018 Affirmative Action! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,315 Posted March 15, 2018 Ban pedestrian bridges... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cyclone24 1,836 Posted March 15, 2018 Maybe don't do a bridge stress test while there's a moving vehicles with people underneath it. Pro tip. Somebody's about to get their ever-loving balls sued off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaiderHaters Revenge 3,661 Posted March 15, 2018 Florida... man 7 more and we could have a walkout in school Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frank 2,167 Posted March 15, 2018 https://www.google.com/amp/s/calvinandhobbesagain.wordpress.com/2012/11/29/carrying-capacity-of-bridges/amp/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,682 Posted March 15, 2018 https://www.google.com/amp/s/calvinandhobbesagain.wordpress.com/2012/11/29/carrying-capacity-of-bridges/amp/ His Dad effing with him was always my fave part. Excellent post. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baker Boy 1,501 Posted March 16, 2018 The two firms responsible for building Florida International University’s "instant bridge," which suddenly collapsed Thursday and left six people dead, are coming under increased scrutiny as details emerge of past engineering failures and inspection fines -- including a recent accusation that one hired “unskilled” and “careless” workers. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/03/16/companies-behind-florida-bridge-collapse-have-history-fines-failures-lawsuits.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baker Boy 1,501 Posted March 16, 2018 The pedestrian bridge that collapsed at Florida International University's Miami-Dade campus today, killing several people, was funded with $11.4 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Transportation Investments Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program. The TIGER program has come under repeated fire for awarding money based on politics rather than merit. . . . Members of Florida's congressional delegation publicly lauded the TIGER award to FIU. "Thanks to this TIGER funding, FIU students will be able to walk from their student housing to class through a pedestrian bridge across Southwest Eighth Street," Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-Fla.) said in 2013. "More jobs will be created in our community thanks to this grant, and I look forward to celebrating the project's success with everyone in South Florida." Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R–Fla.) made similar comments on Saturday. "FIU has come a long way since the TIGER grant that funded this pedestrian bridge was awarded in 2013," he said. "This project represents a true collaboration among so many different partners at local, state, and federal levels, and in both the public and private sectors." https://reason.com/blog/2018/03/15/collapsed-fiu-bridge-was-funded-by-feder Share this post Link to post Share on other sites