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NTSB: Corroded gusset plate fractured
The analysis blames corrosion and mistaken design.
Updated: July 30, 2008, - 05:28 AM
Clue on 35W bridge might have been missed
One year after the structure collapsed, killing 13 people, the federal agency is still studying whether 1999 photos should have prompted MnDOT to take action.
Updated: July 29, 2008, - 12:03 AM
Two U profs suspected of double dipping
Georgia Tech says it's revoking tenure of the two it suspects of "potential fraud." The U hopes it's just an employment dispute.
Updated: April 20, 2008, - 01:22 AM
Oberstar to question NTSB on its bridge probe
The Minnesota Democrat will use another hearing for inquiry.
Updated: March 27, 2008, - 11:57 PM
NTSB won’t hold open hearing on 35W bridge
The NTSB, over the objections of two of its members, voted not to hold an open meeting on the I-35W bridge collapse before the investigation is complete.
Updated: March 26, 2008, - 05:02 PM
Old photos show flaws in steel of I-35W bridge
Bowing of gusset plates was visible in photos taken of the 35W bridge by inspectors more than 4 years before the collapse.
Updated: March 26, 2008, - 05:02 PM
NTSB bridge update looks at stress point, construction load
The agency released more findings about the I-35W bridge collapse, though a final report is still months away.
Updated: March 17, 2008, - 10:41 PM
Molnau sold farm near road she pushed
She and her husband say the $3.3 million deal did not pose a conflict of interest for her at the Legislature in 2000.
Updated: February 23, 2008, - 09:57 PM
Poorly rated Hastings Bridge takes another wallop
Engineers have significantly lowered the condition rating for the busy Hastings Bridge -- it carries 32,000 vehicles a day across the Mississippi River -- further downgrading what was already one of the worst-rated bridges in the metro area.
Updated: February 15, 2008, - 07:30 AM
Contractor might repay some costs of I-35W stairs
Eagan-based Graham Penn-Co Construction, the contractor paid $157,400 to build a wooden staircase leading to the ruins of the I-35W bridge, is in talks with MnDOT about returning or paying for tools it charged to taxpayers.
Updated: January 31, 2008, - 10:24 AM
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