One Firm Linked to Bridge Collapse, Ground Zero Fire
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A construction firm involved in the demolition of the former Deutsche Bank building is the same company that assured Minnesota officials a highway bridge was safe before it collapsed this summer.
The firm, URS, which stands for United Research Services, was hired to investigate the stability of the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis in 2003. After finding numerous weaknesses, URS engineers told Minnesota transportation officials in January it would be able to find cracks and fix them before they became dangerous, according to news reports.
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