MDSO early theory of death at Palmetto Bay bridge construction: ‘Industrial accident’
The 87th Avenue Bridge construction site that sparked four years of arguments and rifts among Palmetto Bay neighbors now has a death attached to it — at least by proximity.
Around 1 p.m. Tuesday, a man was found dead under the 66-foot-long bridge at Southwest 87th Avenue and 164th Street, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said. How and why the man died will be determined by the medical examiner, but MDSO said detectives’ preliminary investigation indicated “no foul play” was involved, but rather that this was an “industrial accident.”
The 87th Avenue Bridge project contractor: South Miami’s MCM Construction or Magnum Construction Management, which was “Munilla Construction Management” until a rebrand after the March 15, 2018 FIU bridge collapse that killed six people.
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While MCM didn’t get the lead chunk of blame in the NTSB final report on the tragic collapse — FIGG Bridge Engineers took that hit for its design — MCM was among the entities blamed for not halting work when structural cracking became too significant.
This story was originally published March 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM.
