[Opinion] ‘It won’t collapse twice’: Students split on FIU’s new 8th Street bridge

‘It won’t collapse twice’: Students split on FIU’s new 8th Street bridge

The new pedestrian bridge under construction on 8th Street has divided students’ opinions, with some deeming the bridge necessary while others are reluctant to use it, citing fears rising from the collapse of the previous bridge in 2018. Jorge Cardona | Staff Writer Last October, construction began on a new pedestrian bridge connecting the off-campus apartments in Sweetwater to FIU’s MMC campus. The new bridge is meant to replace the first one, …