Collapse of Gonzalo Icaza Cornejo Bridge points to possible overload as a cause of structural failure

The public works dealer Conorte S.A. reported in a press release that the collapse of the Gonzalo Icaza Cornejo Bridge, which connected Daule and Nobol, is related to an overload in the structure. “The engineers Renato Parodi and Pablo Lindao, specialists in structures, carried out an initial inspection and based on a primary evaluation, indicate that the collapse is linked to an excess of weight in transit over the bridge,” the bulletin notes. …