Overview
- City of Miami Fire Rescue responded around 10:20 p.m. Friday to the I-395 Signature Bridge site near 1490 NW 3rd Ave after a cap beam toppled during overnight work.
- Six workers were thrown about 30 feet, with one trapped and extricated by the Technical Rescue Team before all were transported to Jackson Memorial’s Ryder Trauma Center.
- Five patients are in critical condition and one is in serious condition, and officials reported no fatalities.
- FDOT said the accident occurred within a controlled work zone away from live traffic and was not a bridge collapse or incident involving open roadways.
- Eastbound SR-836 lanes were temporarily closed for emergency access, the scene has been cleared, all travel lanes are open, and FDOT and OSHA are leading the investigation.