National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

The Associated Press - Wed May 24, 2023

NTSB Calls for Corrosion Checks to U.S. Bridges Similar to Collapsed Pittsburgh Bridge

Investigators looking into the 2022 collapse of a Pittsburgh bridge want transportation officials nationwide to examine more than 10,000 other spans in the United States with similar construction to ensure they do not have the same kind of corrosion that was found on that city's Fern Hollow Bridge....

Philip Marcelo – ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu October 10, 2019

Feds Recommend New Requirements After Natural Gas Disaster

BOSTON (AP) Federal officials are recommending stronger nationwide requirements for natural gas systems following last September's natural gas explosions and fires in Massachusetts. The National Transportation Safety Board, which investigates major pipeline accidents, said Sept....

NTSB - Mon November 19, 2018

NTSB Investigation Blames 'Design Errors' For FIU Pedestrian Bridge Collapse

An investigative update issued by the National Transportation Safety Board Nov. 15, about its ongoing investigation of the fatal, FIU pedestrian bridge collapse in Miami, Fla., says errors were made in the design of the 174-ft....

AASHTO - Mon November 05, 2018

New Jersey DOT Obligates $23M for Local Bicycle, Pedestrian Projects

The New Jersey Department of Transportation awarded $23 million in federal funding has been obligated to local bicycle and pedestrian projects through its Transportation Alternatives Program or TAP grants on Oct....

Emily Buenzle - Wed June 06, 2018

FDOT Argues Case in Lawsuit About FIU Bridge Documents

In court on June 4, the Florida DOT (FDOT) tried to block the public and media from seeing the records that could show the cause of the fatal FIU bridge collapse in March. FDOT requested that Judge John Cooper of the Leon County Circuit Court dismiss a lawsuit by the Miami Herald, which urged the state of Florida to turn over documents including emails, meeting minutes and additional records detailing the bridge's construction and design, the Tampa Bay Times reported....

Associated Press - Thu May 24, 2018

NTSB Confirms Cracks May Have Contributed to Deadly FIU Bridge Collapse

Federal investigators looking into the collapse of a pedestrian bridge in Florida that killed six people earlier this year confirmed May 23, 2018, that they are focusing in part on the emergence of cracks in the structure before the accident....

Wed April 25, 2018

PHMSA to Host Hazmat Safety Research and Development Forum

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Hazmat Safety Research and Development Forum is scheduled for May 16th and 17th at the National Transportation Safety Board Conference Center....

The Associated Press - Mon April 16, 2018

Georgia Might Move Vehicles From Under Bridge After Collapse

Georgia transportation officials are considering other locations for storing roadside assistance vehicles. The development comes after a federal agency issued a report on factors that contributed to the 2017 collapse of a section of Interstate 85 in metro Atlanta....

Janet Moore and MaryJo Webster - Tue July 25, 2017

Minnesota Repairs Bridges Across the State with $2.5B Budget

Minnesota has repaired or replaced about 120 bridges in the past decade as part of a special funding program authorized after an Interstate 35W span plunged into the Mississippi River, killing 13 people and injuring 145 others....