Contractor behind Palmetto Bay bridge project stirs controversy NBC 6 South Florida [Video]

A bridge construction project in Palmetto Bay is causing controversy after community members flagged the contractor selected to build the bridge.

It’s the same company that held the contract for the FIU bridge that collapsed in 2018, killing six people.

Nearly every seat was taken inside the Village of Palmetto Bay’s council chambers Thursday during a special August meeting to discuss concerns over the building of the SW 87^th Avenue bridge over a canal.

Several people in attendance were wearing t-shirts with the words “no bridge.” Gilbert Viera was one of them.

“It’s not needed,” he said. “First of all, this bridge is going to move traffic for 12 blocks because it dead ends in 12 blocks, so it’s a fallacy that this is going to alleviate traffic for anybody.”

However, not all his neighbors agreed. Madeline Roman had a much different message on her t-shirt, which said “Facts Matter.”

“The bridge is going to …