Author: Vitaliy Dadalyan

An engineer with the firm that designed a Florida pedestrian bridge warned of cracks in the structure days before deadly collapse

An engineer with the firm that designed a pedestrian bridge that collapsed in Florida on Thursday called the state to warn of cracks in the structure days before it fell and killed at least six people. Denney Pate with the FIGG Bridge Group notified the Florida Department of Transportation on Tuesday to give a heads up about cracks found on the north end of the structure. The transportation department released a transcript of the voicemail on Friday.


...Read the rest of this story

U.S. regulator to meet next month with disgruntled railroad customers

The top U.S. railways regulator plans to hold a series of meetings with disgruntled shippers and other customers starting next month, after fresh complaints over service delays and higher costs from automotive and grain lobby groups. The Surface Transportation Board's last major public hearing was in October and focused on service issues at the CSX Corp railroad. Reuters reported two weeks ago that a drive to cut costs and boost margins at CSX, Norfolk Southern Corp, and Union Pacific Corp was hurting some of America's largest rail customers.


...Read the rest of this story