#FIUalert: The pedestrian bridge across Southwest Eighth Street has collapsed, please avoid the area.
— FIU (@FIU) March 15, 2018
just drove under the new FIU bridge before it collapsed on the road pic.twitter.com/zmHfB9Z143
— isa (@isaaacarrasco) March 15, 2018
Family and friends of the injured or killed are being gathered inside an unknown classroom at @FIU where they’ll meet with police chaplains. @MiamiHerald pic.twitter.com/AO3Cg3rXDu
— Monique O. Madan (@MoniqueOMadan) March 15, 2018
Police sources telling me “possibly 5 dead so far.” On scene: Miami-Dade, Doral, Sweetwater and state police. Chaplains are in route. @MiamiHerald pic.twitter.com/2qngfMwVjB
— Monique O. Madan (@MoniqueOMadan) March 15, 2018
First-of-its-kind pedestrian bridge “swings” into place. “FIU is about building bridges and student safety. This project accomplishes our mission beautifully,” -President Mark B. Rosenberg. https://t.co/x8gPM9A4DG #worldsahead pic.twitter.com/mPEMeh2zmw
— FIU (@FIU) March 10, 2018
On Sat., the local community gathered to watch the 950-ton @FIU Pedestrian Bridge move into place. In the crowd was FIU alumna & MCM's Project Exec. Leonor Flores, who got to share her work with her family. @FIUnews shares more about the special moment: https://t.co/1m5ek5NjOf
— Munilla Construction (@WeAreMCM) March 15, 2018
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