Gov. Rick Scott put a hold Monday on the transfer of federal money for a pedestrian bridge that collapsed last week in Miami, killing six people.
Scott directed Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Mike Dew to withhold payments for the Florida International University project.
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The governor’s office said the state acted as a “pass-through” for the federal money.
“At the governor’s direction, this funding will be withheld indefinitely pending the completion of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation,” Scott’s office said in a news release.
The $16.6 million project has been planned to receive $57,654 from the state, $13.6 million from the federal government and $2.9 million as a local contribution, according to the release.
Scott’s office did not say how much of the federal funding remains to be transferred.