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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 Minnesota Supreme Court says the
state may seek compensation from a California design firm that
tried to block lawsuits over the Minneapolis bridge collapse.
Hundreds of people turned out in downtown Minneapolis Monday for the dedication of a remembrance garden, in memorial of the 35W bridge victims and survivors.
(08/02/2011)
Minneapolis will mark the fourth anniversary
of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse today by dedicating a memorial honoring the lives lost and the survivors of the disaster.
(08/01/2011)
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak Thursday unveiled the design of a Remembrance Garden for the 13 people killed by the 35W bridge collapse in August 2007.
(09/09/2010)
More than 100 victims and their family members have reached a settlement agreement with an engineering contractor over the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in 2007.
(08/23/2010)
Attorneys representing 134 people affected by the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in 2007 are asking a Hennepin County judge to require an engineering contractor to pay punitive damages for allegedly knowing the bridge could fail.
(07/15/2010)
An engineering company that consulted on the
Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis said Thursday it should not
have to pay punitive damages because it didn't know about the
design flaw that caused the bridge to collapse in 2007, killing 13
people and injuring 145.
(07/08/2010)
Contractor URS Corp. and the state of
Minnesota have settled a lawsuit over the 2007 collapse of the
Interstate 35W bridge in downtown Minneapolis that killed 13
people.
(03/19/2010)
Attorneys say a construction company that was
working on the Minneapolis bridge when it collapsed in 2007 have
settled lawsuits filed by victims.
(11/06/2009)
None of the lawsuits filed in the Interstate
35W bridge collapse will head to trial before March 2011, more than
3 1/2 years after the tragedy.
(09/25/2009)
An engineering firm blamed for not
spotting the fatal flaw in the doomed Interstate 35W bridge in
Minneapolis argues the state was at fault and shouldn't be able to
recover damages from the company.
(08/14/2009)
Two firms that worked on the 35W bridge argued in court today they shouldn't have to reimburse the state of Minnesota for $37 million it paid to
victims of the Minneapolis bridge collapse.
(08/10/2009)
Minnesota's continued reliance on engineering consultant URS Corp. and paving company PCI is drawing attention amid a slew of lawsuits filed by collapse victims, the state and the contractors themselves.
(08/03/2009)
It's been two years since the collapse of the I- 35W bridge in downtown Minneapolis. In that time, Minnesota and other states have become more rigorous about managing their bridges, and researchers are learning how to help design better bridges for the future.
(07/31/2009)
The state of Minnesota has filed a lawsuit against its primary consultant on the Interstate 35W bridge, which collapsed Aug. 1, 2007, killing 13 people and injuring 145.
(07/31/2009)
I-35W bridge reopening
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