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The article reports that the engineer of record for the Florida International University (DIU) bridge assured the project team that the pedestrian span of the FIU was safe, the morning of the collapse. Topics discussed include the engineer addressing concerns related to cracks propagating acros part of the single-truss structure, and the minutes of the meeting showing attendees only offered modest suggestions to FIGG Bridge Engineers.

The article focuses on the legal complications in the construction project of the bridge on the Miami skyline in Florida. It discusses the Florida Department (Dept.) of Transportation (FDOT) preferring the project to construction companies Archer Western and The de Moya Group against the engineering company Fluor, which got higher grades in the aesthetics of the review. It talks about former Miami Commissioner Marc Sarnoff's lawsuit which alleged the FDOT of circumventing the selection process.

The article offers information on the protest conducted by a Fluor-led joint venture against the Florida Department of Transportation (DFOT) due to its alleged contribution in the selection process of Archer Western-de Moya Group venture as contractor for the signature bridge in Florida. It mentions that the reconstruction highway project will replace the 1960-era expressway.

Reports on the demolition of a part of the Memorial Causeway Bridge in Clearwater, Florida. Presence of improperly engineered components in the demolished part; Expected cost of renovation of the bridge's damaged portion.

The article discusses the challenges faced in the repair of the Mathews Bridge in Jacksonville, Florida. Topics include Florida Department of Transportation's (FDOT) emergency repair efforts, use of three-dimensional laser scanning technology in the repair work, and replacement of existing rivets with custom fabricated bolts to restore the full capacity of the joint.

The article presents construction industry news briefs as of June 17, 2013. Crew members at the Guy Atkinson Construction company are reportedly working around-the-clock shifts in an effort to open a temporary Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River in Washington. Miami-Dade County, Florida has agreed to invest over one billion dollars to upgrade its sewer system. New York, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg released the city's post-Superstorm Sandy resiliency plan.

A photograph of the bridges linking Fort Myers, Florida to North Fort Myers and Cape Coral over the Caloosahatchee River is presented.

This article explains that steel won one round in the case of a bridge in Lee County, Florida, thanks in part to the quixotic nature of materials prices but mostly to a value engineering exercise that drew specifically on steel's attributes. Lee County expects to save at least $1.85 million on the $37-million construction of the Estero Parkway Flyover, based on a redesign by Finley Engineering Group, Tallahassee. The 561-ft-long x 116-ft-wide flyover extends Estero Parkway over Interstate 75.

The article presents information on the roadway improvement project of Florida Department of Transportation in Dade County. The estimated cost of the project is $117.5 million. The scheme includes additional lanes, bridge drainage, clearing and grubbing, guardrail removal, curb and gutter and traffic stripes.

The article reports that Florida Department of Transportation officials will attempt to reopen three lanes of the storm-ravaged Interstate 10 bridge spanning Escambia Bay in Pensacola, Florida., by Thanksgiving. Hurricane Ivan's storm surge ripped out huge sections of the two-mile bridge on September 16, 2004, forcing its closure until the westbound span could be repaired. Officials hope to build a new six-lane replacement bridge within the next two or three years, contingent upon the state securing federal emergency funding.

This article focuses on various developments in the construction industry. The westbound bridge of I-10 near Pensacola, Fla., which was knocked out by Hurricane Ivan, opened for traffic Oct. 5, seven days ahead of schedule. Kiewit subsidiary Gilbert Southern, Atlanta, and its joint venture partner, marine contractor Massman Construction Co., Kansas City, Mo. completed the work in 17 days under a $24.4-million contract signed with the Florida Dept. of Transportation just two days after the storm hit. The U.S. Dept. of Labor on Oct. 4 awarded a $2.1-million grant to Chicago Women in Trades, a 23-year-old Chicago-based nonprofit organization that provides employment resources to support women in the skilled trades.

One of the largest bascule bridges in the U.S. opened its 3,300-ton leaves to the public at the beginning of this month in Miami, Florida marking the end of a $43-million project. With a span of 303.5 feet between the centerlines of the trunnions and 253.6 feet between bascule piers, the single-span, double-leaf SW 2nd Avenue Bridge is the third-largest in the U.S. Morristown, New Jersey-based Edwards & Kelsey designed the bridge, which is counterbalanced by 13-ton steel ballast slabs, to use four hydraulic cylinders with pistons capable of lifting over 450,000 lb each, say designers. The new bridge's 70-feet clearance will allow larger ships to traverse the channel near the Port of Miami and will help to prevent collisions.

Reports on value-engineering of a bridge over the Halifax River in Daytona Beach in Florida. Redesigning of the job; Changes in pier size; Marine collision; Trapezoidal shape of the bridge; Launching of gantry maneuvers with computerized control.

Reports on the status of the construction of a pedestrian bridge in Florida that crosses an interstate highway. Federal Highway Administration's approval of design; Features of the walkway; Traffic shitdowns.

Reports on the tests undertaken to measure the load of a bridge on State Road 20 in Florida. Use of a reinforced concrete test pile; Device called Osterberg Cell applied to the tests; Amount of stress capacity of the bridge.

Reports on the approval for building the Santa Rosa bridge across the Pensacola Bay in Florida. Findings indicating that the project satisfied wetland permit issues; Concerns that the project will bring property developers which would caused an increased amount of stormwater damaging surrounding wetlands.

Reports on the top engineering projects for 1989, chosen by the National Society of Professional Engineers in the U.S. Citation of the tension leg wall platform by Conoco that eliminates the high cost of recovering oil and gas reserves in deep water; Description of the other winners, such as Florida's Dame Point Bridge; Commendation of the Burlington Northern Railroad bridge in Portland, Oregon, which set a North American record for length and weight of double-track vertical-lift spans.

Reports that a 326 foot long damaged bridge in Venice, Florida was replaced in 18 days. How it became damaged; United States Department of Transportation's estimated time to repair bridge; How it was repaired in 18 days; Listing of companies that helped in the effort.