Collapse Victims Seek Court Access
Their own experts can investigate the collapse. Lawyers for victims of the Minneapolis Bridge collapse have petitioned federal court for access to the site of the disaster so that their own experts can investigate the collapse. Evidence from such an investigation could be used in wrongful death and personal injury lawsuits. The … [Read more...] about Collapse Victims Seek Court Access
Minneapolis Bridge Recovery Efforts Halted Due to Rain
Minneapolis Bridge Recovery On Hold. Treacherous conditions have delayed the search for victims of the Minneapolis Bridge Collapse. Heavy rains from storms last night elevated water levels in the Mississippi River and quickened currents that had already been posing a challenge to the Navy divers helping to recover victims … [Read more...] about Minneapolis Bridge Recovery Efforts Halted Due to Rain
Gusset Plates in Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Linked to Another Failure
A design flaw in the bridge’s gusset plates was to blame. Steel gusset plates, like those on the Minneapolis Bridge that collapsed last Wednesday, where at the center of a bridge failure in Ohio 11 years ago. Even as the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) tried to downplay reports that a design flaw in the bridge’s gusset … [Read more...] about Gusset Plates in Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Linked to Another Failure
Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Could Have Possibly Been Avoided, MNDOT Opted for Inspections
The Agency Considered Making Repairs. Structural problems on the collapsed Minneapolis bridge so concerned the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT) last year that the agency considered making repairs. Instead, MNDOT opted for regular inspection of the doomed Interstate 35W structure. That decision may have cost at least … [Read more...] about Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Could Have Possibly Been Avoided, MNDOT Opted for Inspections
Collapse Leaves Seven Dead, Many Missing
Seven Dead and More Than 20 People Missing After A Minneapolis Bridge Collapse. A bridge on Interstate 35W that collapsed and fell into the Mississippi River near Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota last night left seven dead and more than 20 people missing. Sixty-two people were taken to area hospitals after the Minneapolis … [Read more...] about Collapse Leaves Seven Dead, Many Missing
Minneapolis Bridge Collapse 911 Tapes Reveal Terror, Confusion
Receiving Hundreds of Frantic 911 Calls. Just moments after the Minneapolis Bridge collapse, the Minneapolis Emergency Communications Center began receiving hundreds of frantic 911 calls. Tapes of those calls released over the weekend reveal the shock and horror felt by those on or near the I-35 W Bridge when it fell into the … [Read more...] about Minneapolis Bridge Collapse 911 Tapes Reveal Terror, Confusion
