La Junta Nacional de Seguridad en el Transporte (NTSB, por sus siglas en inglés) divulgó el martes en una audiencia pública desde Washington D.C. los resultados de la investigación sobre la trágica caída del puente peatonal de la Universidad Internacional de Florida (FIU), ocurrida el 15 de marzo del 2018. En el incidente murieron 6 personas y 10 más quedaron heridas.
De acuerdo con la NTSB, la causa probable del colapso de la estructura, fueron los errores en el cálculo de la capacidad de carga del puente, por parte de la empresa FIGG Bridge Engineers Inc.
“Llevamos siglos haciendo puentes en este país, es inconcebible que algo así haya sucedido”, comentó Bruce Landsberg, vicepresidente de la NTSB.
El reporte de más de 6,000 páginas, también indica una inadecuada interventoría de parte de Louis Berger, quien falló en detectar los errores de cálculo de FIGG Engineers Inc.
En la reunión también se presentó un video que detalla paso a paso cómo fue elevado este puente, y cómo tenía grietas cada vez más evidentes.
Tras entrevistar a todos los involucrados, ahora se sabe que la mayoría conocía de las fallas. Tres semanas antes de ser instalado, un fuerte ruido en el medio de la estructura asustó tanto a los trabajadores de la construcción, que salieron corriendo.
Todos lo sabían, y sin embargo nadie pareció tener el suficiente sentido común para dar la alerta y detener cuanto antes la obra. Llegó el día de la instalación y la calle 8 solo fue cerrada temporalmente.
El documento del informe, enumera 30 razones por las que sucedió esta tragedia.
Entre las causas de la tragedia, también se responsabiliza al Departamento de Transporte de Florida, que debió proveer una mayor supervisión del proyecto, para asegurarse que todas las medidas de seguridad fuesen identificadas y ejecutadas.
También responsabiliza a FIU, y las compañías constructora e interventora, por no declarar que las grietas eran inaceptables.
Para ver el informe completo de la NTSB, puede entrar aquí al documento online, publicado por la junta.
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La infraestructura, que pesaba unas 950 toneladas, unía la Universidad de Internacional de la Florida (FIU) con la ciudad de Sweetwater, en el suroeste del condado de Miami-Dade.
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Emergency crews look for victims at the scene of a collapsed pedestrian bridge at Florida International University in Miami, Florida, U.S., March 15, 2018 in this still image from video. WTVJ-NBCMiami.com via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE.
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View of the main span of the FIU-Sweetwater UniversityCity Bridge after collapsing five days after been installed over SW 8 Street-State Road 41 on Thursday, March 15, 2018. (Pedro Portal/Miami Herald/TNS via Getty Images)
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MIAMI, FL - MARCH 15: Vehicles are seen trapped under the collapsed pedestrian bridge that was newly built over southwest 8th street allowing people to bypass the busy street to reach Florida International University on March 15, 2018 in Miami, Florida. Reports indicate that there are an unknown number of fatalities as a result of the collapse, which crushed at least five cars. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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MIAMI, FL - MARCH 15: Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department personel and other rescue units work at the scene where a pedestrian bridge collapsed a few days after it was built over southwest 8th street allowing people to bypass the busy street to reach Florida International University on March 15, 2018 in Miami, Florida. Reports indicate that there are an unknown number of fatalities as a result of the collapse, which crushed at least five cars. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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MIAMI, FL - MARCH 15: Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department personel and other rescue units work at the scene where a pedestrian bridge collapsed a few days after it was built over southwest 8th street allowing people to bypass the busy street to reach Florida International University on March 15, 2018 in Miami, Florida. Reports indicate that there are an unknown number of fatalities as a result of the collapse, which crushed at least five cars. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Equipos de rescate trataron de liberar a posibles víctimas atrapadas.
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Emergency crews load a victim into a rescue vehicle at the scene of a collapsed pedestrian bridge at Florida International University in Miami, Florida, U.S., March 15, 2018 in this still image from video. WTVJ-NBCMiami.com via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE.
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MIAMI, FL - MARCH 15: A rescue dog and its handler works at the scene where a pedestrian bridge collapsed a few days after it was built over southwest 8th street allowing people to bypass the busy street to reach Florida International University on March 15, 2018 in Miami, Florida. Reports indicate that there are an unknown number of fatalities as a result of the collapse, which crushed at least five cars. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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MIAMI, FL - MARCH 15: Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department personel and other rescue units work at the scene where a pedestrian bridge collapsed a few days after it was built over southwest 8th street allowing people to bypass the busy street to reach Florida International University on March 15, 2018 in Miami, Florida. Reports indicate that there are an unknown number of fatalities as a result of the collapse, which crushed at least five cars. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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MIAMI, FL - MARCH 15: Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department personel and other rescue units work at the scene where a pedestrian bridge collapsed a few days after it was built over southwest 8th street allowing people to bypass the busy street to reach Florida International University on March 15, 2018 in Miami, Florida. Reports indicate that there are an unknown number of fatalities as a result of the collapse, which crushed at least five cars. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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MIAMI, FL - MARCH 15: Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department personel and other rescue units work at the scene where a pedestrian bridge collapsed a few days after it was built over southwest 8th street allowing people to bypass the busy street to reach Florida International University on March 15, 2018 in Miami, Florida. Reports indicate that there are an unknown number of fatalities as a result of the collapse, which crushed at least five cars. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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MIAMI, FL - MARCH 15: Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department personel and other rescue units work at the scene where a pedestrian bridge collapsed a few days after it was built over southwest 8th street allowing people to bypass the busy street to reach Florida International University on March 15, 2018 in Miami, Florida. Reports indicate that there are an unknown number of fatalities as a result of the collapse, which crushed at least five cars. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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MIAMI, FL - MARCH 15: Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department personel and other rescue units work at the scene where a pedestrian bridge collapsed a few days after it was built over southwest 8th street allowing people to bypass the busy street to reach Florida International University on March 15, 2018 in Miami, Florida. Reports indicate that there are an unknown number of fatalities as a result of the collapse, which crushed at least five cars. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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MIAMI, FL - MARCH 15: Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department personel and other rescue units work at the scene where a pedestrian bridge collapsed a few days after it was built over southwest 8th street allowing people to bypass the busy street to reach Florida International University on March 15, 2018 in Miami, Florida. Reports indicate that there are an unknown number of fatalities as a result of the collapse, which crushed at least five cars. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Emergency crews look for victims at the scene of a collapsed pedestrian bridge at Florida International University in Miami, Florida, U.S., March 15, 2018 in this still image from video. WTVJ-NBCMiami.com via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE.
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MIAMI, FL - MARCH 15: Vehicles are seen trapped under the collapsed pedestrian bridge that was newly built over southwest 8th street allowing people to bypass the busy street to reach Florida International University on March 15, 2018 in Miami, Florida. Reports indicate that there are an unknown number of fatalities as a result of the collapse, which crushed at least five cars. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Police block a road near a newly installed pedestrian bridge, that collapsed, over a six-lane highway in Miami, Florida on March 15, 2018, crushing a number of cars below and reportedly leaving several people dead. The Miami Herald reported that an unknown number of people were trapped underneath the collapsed walkway, which connected Florida International University to a student housing area and was erected less than a week ago. / AFP PHOTO / AFP TV / Antoni BELCHI (Photo credit should read ANTONI BELCHI/AFP/Getty Images)
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A crane is seen near a newly installed pedestrian bridge, that collapsed, over a six-lane highway in Miami, Florida on March 15, 2018, crushing a number of cars below and reportedly leaving several people dead. The Miami Herald reported that an unknown number of people were trapped underneath the collapsed walkway, which connected Florida International University to a student housing area and was erected less than a week ago. / AFP PHOTO / AFP TV / Antoni BELCHI (Photo credit should read ANTONI BELCHI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Emergency crews work at the scene of a collapsed pedestrian bridge at Florida International University in Miami, Florida March 15, 2018 in this still image obtained from social media video. Instagram/ @BRANDONX868 via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT: @BRANDONX868
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MIAMI, FL - MARCH 15: Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department personel and other rescue units work at the scene where a pedestrian bridge collapsed a few days after it was built over southwest 8th street allowing people to bypass the busy street to reach Florida International University on March 15, 2018 in Miami, Florida. Reports indicate that there are an unknown number of fatalities as a result of the collapse, which crushed at least five cars. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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