Collapsed FIU Bridge Was Funded by Federal Grant Program Criticized for Shoddy...

REASON Free minds and Free Markets ^ | Mar. 15, 2018 5:05 pm | Christian Britschgi

[Cats Pajamas]

.., Politicized Review Process. The TIGER grant program has come under fire for putting politics ahead of technical concerns.....The pedestrian bridge that collapsed at Florida International University's Miami-Dade campus today, killing several people, was funded with $11.4 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Transportation Investments Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program. The TIGER program has come under repeated fire for awarding money based on politics rather than merit......Members of Florida's congressional delegation publicly lauded the TIGER award to FIU. "Thanks to this TIGER funding, FIU students will be able to walk from their student housing to class through a pedestrian bridge across Southwest Eighth Street," Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-Fla.) said in 2013. "More jobs will be created in our community thanks to this grant, and I look forward to celebrating the project's success with everyone in South Florida."

[Cats Pajamas]

[alloysteel]

Obama’s fault....

[shotgun]

TIGER Grants are political pork barrel projects. That’s the simple truth.

[MichaelCorleone]

Why am i not surprised?

Too bad political correctness itself cannot be sued into oblivion.

[BenLurkin]

Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-Fla.)

[BenLurkin]

Yup, though somebody needs to explain that to the left wing poser in the WaPo comments section. Their conclusion is that it was Trump’s deregulations which caused the collapse.

[Gamecock]

More jobs will be created in our community

Construction workers, funeral home staff...

[WayneS]

"This project is an outstanding example of the ABC method," said Atorod Azizinamini, the center's director, in a press release on Saturday.

I sure hope so...

[zerosix]

.......and the name of this substandard company is????

[Mears]

“said Atorod Azizinamini, the center’s director”

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Are there any guys named John Smith anymore? :-)

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[Jim W N]

In 2013, the FIU was awarded $11.4 million in TIGER money for its University City Prosperity Project, which included the pedestrian bridge. Some 52 projects were awarded $458 million in that round of TIGER grants—known as TIGER V—using methodology that was later criticized by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for violating DOT's own standards.

More Obamanation

Symbolic of the death and destruction from Obama's collapsed regime.

[C210N]

Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-Fla.)

One way or another, 'Rats always seem to be behind or with blocking highways.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Put in a few rope ladders and the students can still use it. Road travel is right out. I imagine the companies’ insurers need a change of underwear about now.

[econjack]

Follow the money...Sounds a lot like New Orleans’ Mayor Nagin and the millions of levy funding that “disappeared” to friends and relatives while he was in office.

[Osage Orange]

Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-Fla.)

I KNOW NOTHING!!!!

[zerosix]

It took awhile but then it’s raining and 25 deg. cooler today!

[milagro]

Sort of takes the “I”out of FIU!

[robroys woman]

Reminds me of a story I heard about one of the life insurance giants from when they started in the late 1800’s. Apparently one of their first clients was dying, and the payout would destroy the company, so one of the first startup investors was a doctor and treated the guy for free so he wouldn’t die, and he didn’t. Saved the guy and the insurance company that would have had to pay.

Too bad life insurance doesn’t normally work that way. :)

[ptsal]

Florida’s legislature needs to be investigating this matter.