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99. The Skywalks (Hyatt Regency disaster)

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The FIU Pedestrian Bridge Collapsed

The NTSB announced seven months later at its final report hearing that VIG Bridge Engineers, Inc. is the probable cause of the fatal March 15, 2018 Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse. The designers had overestimated the load as concrete trusses could bear,. thus the cracking, thus the attempted post-tensioning temporary repair which led to the tragedy.

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