Faulty design may have doomed Surfside, Florida, tower long before collapse, investigators say By Jon Schuppe – NBC News Design flaws in the pool deck of the Surfside, Florida, apartment building where a partial collapseĀ killed 98 peopleĀ put the building at risk of failure before it was even built, federal investigators said Thursday. Poor construction of…
Gov. DeSantis signs condo safety changes By CBS Miami Team TALLAHASSEEĀ – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a bill that will revise condominium-safety requirements passed after the deadly June 2021 collapse of the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside. Lawmakers passed the initial requirements in 2022 to deal with issues such as condominium-building inspections and…
Testing 400 chunks of concrete – Surfside investigation moves into new phase By Greg Allen – NPR MIAMI ā A federal team investigating the collapse of a condominium tower in Surfside, Fla. has moved into the next phase of its work. Ninety-eight people died on June 24, 2021 when part of theĀ Champlain Towers South buildingĀ unexpectedly…
Lawmakers support Gov. DeSantisā Moving Florida Forward to speed up road construction By Gabrielle Russon – Florida Politics Gov. DeSantis scores a legislative victory with his plan to speed up 20 road construction projects. Florida lawmakers have greenlighted Gov.Ā Ron DeSantisāĀ plan to speed up 20 highway construction projects across the state. When the Legislative Session ended…