So Now There Will Be A Long Investigation About What Caused FL Walkway Collapse
Maybe, just maybe, it had something to do with the stress test they were doing. There is a video out there where you can see the collapse occur, and it's obvious that they were doing some sort of pressure test at the exact spot where the collapse developed. But I guess they have to spend months and countless amount of $$$$$$$$$$ to come to that same conclusion.
It probably also has something to do with not having the supports that were supposed to hold the bridge from above, which were not present yet.
The bottom line is that this all could have been just a walkway collapse, worthy of mention on the local Miami news, if they had bothered to do the testing while the road was closed to traffic. I said it in another thread yesterday, you don't test the brakes on a car with a person standing in the road as the car approaches. You don't test whether a bridge will collapse, using the assumption that it WON'T collapse. What exactly was the reason for the test? It's pathetic.
Everyone from the school, to the county, city, state, contractors, etc., will get sued over this. I'm not sure you can blame those who did the design, because the bridge was not currently in the final state indicated by the design, and it seems realistic that the designers never envisioned it being opened in this condition, or perhaps even tested. I guess that will be interesting to see who had knowledge there would be a stress test, if it wasn't complete, or if those who approved the initial construction, were on board with the stress that was being tested just days after putting the bridge into place, without upper support.
But where ultimate blame, and the most liability should be directed, are to those who approved the conducting of testing during the middle of day during the workweek, when there was probably more traffic passing below than any other time. That is something you either do between 10 PM & 6 AM, or something that you close the roadway down for. Even if it means inconvenient detours for drivers. It happens from time to time here in CA, and you commuters suffer for a few extra minutes, instead of risking getting crushed by a bridge being tested against collapse.
Sometimes I wonder how much people really value life. It seems like thoughts & prayers make up for lack of care and forethought, as if that absolves feelings of blame. These deaths were 100% preventable. Even restrictions on guns won't reach that level of prevention. So when any of those truly responsible make the claim that this collapse could not be foreseen, they're Full Of Crap. That's not even the issue. The issue is what safety measures were in place, just in case. Unless a collapse was IMPOSSIBLE, and "could not be foreseen." If that is the case, then why even bother with the stress testing?
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