was MCM NEGLIGENT!

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mcm built bridge in a few hours 
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article205432029.html

— “Did construction technique lead to FIU pedestrian bridge collapse?,” by Miami Herald’s By Andres Viglucci, Joey Flechas, Jenny Staletovich and Rene Rodriguez: “The unfinished pedestrian overpass that toppled onto the Tamiami Trail on Thursday was being built under a relatively novel approach called accelerated bridge construction — a fast, tested method that carries some risks if not rigorously carried out. Until it’s fully secured, a quick-build structure is unstable and requires the utmost precision as construction continues. Properly shoring up the bridge can take weeks, a period during which even small mistakes can compound and cause a partial or total collapse, said Amjad Aref, a researcher at University at Buffalo's Institute of Bridge Engineering.” Read more



POLITICAL BOMBSHELL — FIU and the main firms involved with the bridge collapse, MCM, are as politically connected as they get in Florida. FIU is a few miles from the home of Sen. Marco Rubio, who teaches a political science class there, rushed to the scene and even tweeted inside information about what might have led to the collapse. Gov. Rick Scott was also in town, made his way to the scene and distanced the state Department of Transportation from the fiasco, which he made clear was under FIU’s watch. The bridge connected the districts shared by two more Republican congressmen, Reps. Carlos Curbelo and Mario Diaz-Balart, a so-called House “cardinal” for transportation budget projects. FIU’s former law school dean, Alex Acosta, is now the U.S. Labor Secretary.
— “Scott, Rubio promise ‘exhaustive’ probe of ‘catastrophic’ FIU bridge collapse,” by POLITICO Florida’s Daniel Ducassi and Sergio Bustos: Read more