WASHINGTON (Sept. 12, 2019) — The National Transportation Safety Board met to determine the probable cause of the March 15, 2018, FIU pedestrian bridge collapse.
Six people died and ten others were injured when the 174-foot span of the FIU pedestrian bridge collapsed onto SW 8th Street in Miami. The bridge was under construction at the time of the accident.
Photo of Investigator-in-Charge Robert Accetta (left) briefs NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt on the status of the investigation.
Previously released information about the accident investigation is available online at https://go.usa.gov/xVRrv.
WHO:
NTSB investigative staff and board members.
WHAT:
An open to the public board meeting.
WHERE:
NTSB Boardroom and Conference Center, 410 10th St., SW Washington, DC.
WHEN:
Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, 9:30 a.m. (EDT)
HOW:
Media covering the meeting in person are asked to be in place no later than 9:15 a.m. on the day of the event. The public meeting will also be webcast. A link for the webcast will be available at http://ntsb.windrosemedia.com shortly before the start of the meeting.
Abstract
Archived Board Meeting archived video on the NTSB YouTube Channel
Presentations:
Opening Statement - Robert L. Sumwalt, Chairman
Florida International University (FIU) Pedestrian Bridge Collapse, Miami, FloridaMarch 15, 2018 - Robert Accetta, IIC
Evidence Testing and Results - Adrienne Lamm
Mechanisms of Structural Failure - Steve Prouty, P.E.
Evaluation of Structural Distress and Actions to Control Cracking - Steve Prouty, P.E.
Bridge Design Errors - Dan Walsh, P.E.
Independent Peer Review of Complex Bridge Design - Dan Walsh, P.E.
Redundancy Guidelines for Pedestrian Truss Bridges - Dan Walsh, PE
Closing Statement - Robert L. Sumwalt, Chairman
Webcast
NTSB public events are also streamed via live webcast. Webcasts are archived for a period of 3 months from the date of the meeting. Webcast archives are generally available by the end of the event day for public meetings, and by the end of the next day for technical conferences.
If you wish to obtain a copy of an NTSB meeting, please contact the NTSB Records Management Division at (202) 314-6551, or 800-877-6799. You may also request this information from the NTSB website, or write to the following: National Transportation Safety Board, Records Management Division (CIO-40), 490 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC 20594.
