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 The I-35W bridge over the Mississippi in Minneapolis collapsed during rush hour on August 1, 2007, plunging dozens of cars and their occupants into the river. The calamity disrupted transportation, aimed a spotlight on public infrastructure, and evoked an outpouring of public response. |
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The memorial to those killed in the
Interstate 35W bridge collapse has a long way to go before construction, because planners are well short of their $1 million fundraising goal.
The designer of the ill-fated 35W bridge in Minneapolis has asked a judge to keep it out of lawsuits stemming from the 2007 collapse.
(06/12/2009)
The St. Cloud City Council has chosen a name for the new Highway 23 bridge over the Mississippi River. The city council picked the name "Granite City Crossing" for the bridge that will replace the DeSoto bridge.
(04/21/2009)
The state of Minnesota courts have released a list detailing the exact compensation that each of the 179 35W bridge collapse victims will receive.
(04/16/2009)
Everyone who was on the bridge when it fell qualifies for up to $400,000, although people whose injuries and losses were more severe could get additional money.
(04/16/2009)
Lawyers for more than 100 bridge collapse victims say the National Transportation Safety Board reached the wrong conclusion about the 35W bridge collapse.
(03/25/2009)
A contractor that's being sued over the
Interstate 35W bridge collapse says the state and an engineering firm should be defendants in the case as well. Progressive Contractors Inc. is seeking to make the others cover any damages it might incur.
(02/11/2009)
Minnesota finance officials are required
to disclose details this week on how much the state has spent so
far to compensate victims of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse.
(01/11/2009)
The engineering firm and the construction
company that worked on the Interstate 35W bridge before it collapsed are asking a judge to dismiss parts of four lawsuits from victims.
(01/05/2009)
The National Transportation Safety Board's report mirrors what
the board said at the end of a two-day public hearing last month:
that a design error was the probable cause.
(12/19/2008)
Author Patricia Hampl draws from literary sources far and wide to take listeners on a literary voyage down the Mississippi River. She reads from her own memoirs as well as the work of other poets, novelists, historians and essayists.
(Midday,
12/08/2008)
The National Transportation Safety Board has closed its investigation into the I-35W bridge collapse. The board ruled that the gusset plates on the bridge were not designed properly and also found that MnDOT had not adequately overseen the bridge's design.
(11/14/2008)
During a Thursday hearing of the National Transportation Safety Board, investigators say 289 tons of construction equipment and materials were stored on the 35W bridge on the day it collapsed. Investigators say an under-designed gusset plate was the primary cause of the disaster
(11/13/2008)
The final report on the causes of the I-35W bridge collapse will be discussed Thursday in Washington. Minnesota Public Radio News has learned NTSB investigators will report that under-designed gusset plates and weight added to the bridge deck were the primary causes of the collapse.
(11/13/2008)
Investigators for the NTSB have concluded that under-designed gusset plates and the weight on the bridge deck were the primary causes of the I-35W bridge collapse, Minnesota Public Radio News has learned.
(11/12/2008)
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