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Published 5 months ago

Investigators fault Pittsburgh for poor inspection, maintenance of bridge that collapsed

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The city-owned Forbes Avenue bridge fell down on Jan. 28, 2022, plunging a bus and four cars about 100 feet into the Fern Hollow Creek. Three members of the National Transportation Safety Board agreed that poor inspections and insufficient oversight were among the probable causes of the collapse. NTSB chair Jennifer L. Homendy cited extensive corrosion and repeated failures to act.

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Investigators fault Pittsburgh for poor inspection, maintenance of bridge that collapsed

The city of Pittsburgh did not adequately maintain or repair a bridge and failed to act on inspection reports, leading to the corrosion of the structure’s steel legs and its collapse into a ravine, federal investigators said Wednesday. The city-owned Forbes Avenue bridge fell down on Jan. 28, 2022, plunging a bus and four cars about 100 feet (30 meters) into the Fern Hollow Creek. Another vehicle drove off the east bridge abutment and landed on…

5 months ago·Washington, United States
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Investigators fault Pittsburgh for poor inspection, maintenance of bridge that collapsed

The city of Pittsburgh did not adequately maintain or repair a bridge and failed to act on inspection reports, leading to the corrosion of the structure's steel legs and its collapse into a ravine, federal investigators said Wednesday. The city-owned Forbes Avenue bridge fell down on Jan. 28, 2022, plunging a bus and four cars about 100 feet (30 meters) into the Fern Hollow Creek. Another vehicle drove off the east bridge abutment and landed on …

5 months ago·Miami, United States
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Investigators fault Pittsburgh for poor inspection, maintenance of bridge that collapsed

The city of Pittsburgh did not adequately maintain or repair a bridge and failed to act on inspection reports, leading to the corrosion of the structure's steel legs and its collapse into a ravine more than two years ago, federal investigators said Wednesday. The city-owned Forbes Avenue bridge fell down on Jan. 28, 2022, plunging a bus and four cars about 100 feet (30 meters) into the Fern Hollow Creek. Another vehicle drove off the east bridge…

5 months ago·Detroit, United States
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Investigators fault Pittsburgh for poor inspection, maintenance of bridge that collapsed

The city of Pittsburgh did not adequately maintain or repair a bridge and failed to act on inspection reports, leading to the corrosion of the structure's steel legs and its collapse into a ravine more than two years ago, federal investigators said Wednesday. The city-owned Forbes Avenue bridge fell down on Jan. 28, 2022, plunging a bus and four cars about 100 feet (30 meters) into the Fern Hollow Creek. Another vehicle drove off the east bridg…

5 months ago·Charleston, United States
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‘Should never have happened.’ Investigators fault Pittsburgh for bridge collapse and reveal what caused it

The city of Pittsburgh did not adequately maintain or repair the Fern Hollow Bridge, leading to its collapse, the NTSB said.

5 months ago·Allentown, United States
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Investigators fault Pittsburgh for poor inspection, maintenance of bridge that collapsed

The city of Pittsburgh did not adequately maintain or repair a bridge and failed to act on inspection reports, leading to the corrosion of the structure's steel legs and its collapse into a ravine, federal investigators said Wednesday. The city-owned Forbes Avenue bridge fell down on Jan. 28, 2022, plunging a bus and four cars about 100 feet (30 meters) into the Fern Hollow Creek. Another vehicle drove off the east bridge abutment and landed on…

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